• Cross-linguistic variation in word-initial cluster production in adult and child language: evidence from English and Norwegian 

      Garmann, Nina Gram; Simonsen, Hanne Gram; Hansen, Pernille; Holm, Elisabeth; Post, Brechtje; Payne, Elinor (Journal of Child Language;, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-05-28)
      Young children simplify word initial consonant clusters by omitting or substituting one (or both) of the elements. Vocalic insertion, coalescence and metathesis are said to be used more seldom (McLeod, van Doorn & Reed, ...
    • Vocalic Intrusions in Consonant Clusters in Child-Directed vs. Adult-Directed Speech 

      Garmann, Nina Gram; Hansen, Pernille; Simonsen, Hanne Gram; Holm, Elisabeth; Tengesdal, Eirik; Post, Brechtje; Payne, Elinor (Frontiers in Psychology;July 2021 | Volume 12 | Article 688002, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-07-19)
      In this paper, we investigate a prosodic-phonetic feature in child-directed speech within a dynamic, complex, interactive theoretical framework. We focus on vocalic intrusions, commonly occurring in Norwegian word initial ...