The publication of this edited volume comes at a time when interest in the acquisition of phonology by both children learning a first language and adults learni

Focusing on the phonologies of children with functional (non-organic) speech disorders, this volume reports the latest findings in optimality theory, phonologic

The publication of this edited volume comes at a time when interest in the acquisition of phonology by both children learning a first language and adults learni

The Acquisition of L2 Phonology is a wide-ranging new collection which explores various aspects of the acquisition of an L2 phonological system. It covers L2 sp

The central assertion in this volume is that the young child uses general skills, scaffolded by adults, to acquire the complex knowledge of sound patterns and t