Thesis (Ed.D.)--Boston University

Thesis (M.S.)--Central Connecticut State University, 2003. / Thesis advisor: Patti Lynn O'Brien. " ... in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science in Reading." Includes bibliographical references (leaves 56-59). Also available via the World Wide Web.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Wisconsin--Madison, 1933. / Typescript. eContent provider-neutral record in process. Description based on print version record. Includes bibliographical references.

This thesis presents an analysis of the phonological processes that affect contiguous nasal and obstruent segments. These phonological processes include voice, manner and place assimilation as well as deletion and coalescence. The goal of this thesis is to account for these seemingly disparate processes by introducing universal constraints on the representation of segments in non-linear phonology. Deriving these processes from the principles of a theory of representation is beneficial because such an analysis is not possible in a theory that appeals only to rules. The result is a theory of phonology with greater explanatory adequacy than a theory that relies on rules. / Chapter 1 contains a review of the history of the representation of segments and the representation of assimilation as well as a discussion of the theoretical assumptions used throughout the thesis. Chapter 2 contains a discussion of the phonological processes as they occur during the formation of prenasalized consonants. These processes are shown to be triggered by the representation of prenasalized consonants and a theory of underspecification. Chapter 3 proposes an analysis of the universal characteristics of nasal-obstruent place assimilation which is then extended to explain some universal properties of consonantal assimilation in general.

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<p>Denna rapport är en del av en longitudinell studie av psykolingvistisk ålder och språkligmedvetenhet hos elever i årskurs 1 på två olika skolor i Vallentuna kommun. I studien harmaterial från de tre senaste projektåren bearbetats. Syftet med undersökningen var attundersöka huruvida fonologisk träning enligt den s.k. Bornholmsmodellen under elevernas tidi 6-årsklass återspeglar sig i ökad språklig medvetenhet och högre psykolingvistisk ålder iårskurs 1. Vidare undersöktes om den fonologiska träningen kan ha påverkat barnensarbetsminne. Två typer av test användes: UMESOL för kartläggning av fonologiskmedvetenhet och ITPA, ett standardiserat test av psykolingvistiska färdigheter. Resultatenvisar att det finns ett klart samband mellan fonologisk träning enligt Bornholmsmodellen iförskolan och elevernas språkliga medvetenhet i grundskolan. Vidare visar resultaten att ävenom minnesträningen i Bornholmsmodellen inte direkt påverkat resultaten vid ITPA, så finnsdet ett starkt samband mellan minnestestet i ITPA och elevernas prestation vid UMESOL.</p>