Prosodic development is increasingly recognized as a fundamental stepping stone in first language acquisition. Prosodic sensitivity starts developing very early
Pragmatic development is increasingly seen as the foundation stone of language acquisition more generally. From very early on, children demonstrate a strong des
This handbook presents detailed accounts of current research in all aspects of language prosody, written by leading experts from different disciplines. The volu
This monograph addresses three basic questions regarding the development of word-internal prosodic structure: How much of the phonological structure of early wo