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On the anatomy of a chain shift1

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 October 2010

DANIEL A. DINNSEN ,
CHRISTOPHER R. GREEN ,
JUDITH A. GIERUT  and
MICHELE L. MORRISETTE
DANIEL A. DINNSEN*
Affiliation:
Indiana University
CHRISTOPHER R. GREEN*
Affiliation:
Indiana University
JUDITH A. GIERUT*
Affiliation:
Indiana University
MICHELE L. MORRISETTE*
Affiliation:
Indiana University
*
Authors' addresses: Department of Linguistics, Indiana University, Memorial Hall East 334, 1021 East Third Street, Bloomington, IN 47405, USAdinnsen@indiana.edugreencr@indiana.edugierut@indiana.edummorrise@indiana.edu
Authors' addresses: Department of Linguistics, Indiana University, Memorial Hall East 334, 1021 East Third Street, Bloomington, IN 47405, USAdinnsen@indiana.edugreencr@indiana.edugierut@indiana.edummorrise@indiana.edu
Authors' addresses: Department of Linguistics, Indiana University, Memorial Hall East 334, 1021 East Third Street, Bloomington, IN 47405, USAdinnsen@indiana.edugreencr@indiana.edugierut@indiana.edummorrise@indiana.edu
Authors' addresses: Department of Linguistics, Indiana University, Memorial Hall East 334, 1021 East Third Street, Bloomington, IN 47405, USAdinnsen@indiana.edugreencr@indiana.edugierut@indiana.edummorrise@indiana.edu
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Abstract

Phonological chain shifts have been the focus of many theoretical, developmental, and clinical concerns. This paper considers an overlooked property of the problem by focusing on the typological properties of the widely attested ‘s>θ>f’ chain shift involving the processes of Labialization and Dentalization in early phonological development. Findings are reported from a cross-sectional study of 234 children (ages 3 years; 0 months–7;9) with functional (nonorganic) phonological delays. The results reveal some unexpected gaps in the predicted interactions of these processes and are brought to bear on the evaluation of recent optimality theoretic proposals for the characterization of phonological interactions. A developmental modification to the theory is proposed that has the desired effect of precluding certain early-stage grammars. The proposal is further evaluated against the facts of another widely cited developmental chain shift known as the ‘puzzle>puddle>pickle’ problem (Smith 1973).

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Research Article
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Journal of Linguistics , Volume 47 , Issue 2 , July 2011 , pp. 275 - 299
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2010

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Footnotes

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We are especially grateful to Ashley Farris-Trimble and the members of the Indiana University Learnability Project for their assistance with and comments on various aspects of this work. We would also like to thank the two anonymous JL referees for their thoughtful and constructive comments. This research was supported in part by grants to Indiana University from the National Institutes of Health (DC001694 & DC00012).

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