Representations of [voice] : Evidence from acquisition

Abstract

A great deal of recent research has addressed the representation of laryngeal features. Debates in the literature focus on several major aspects of phonological theory, including monovalent versus bivalent features, gradient versus categorical processes, and phonetic detail in phonological representation. In discussions of these issues, evidence from a range of sources has been used, including phonetics, phonology, typology, and diachrony. Surprisingly, very little evidence from acquisition has been brought to bear on the issue of laryngeal representation.