Advances in the Study of Bilingualism

Speech Learning in Bilinguals 17

Age

2;6–3;0

3;0–3;6

3;6–4;0

4;0–4;6

4;6–5;0

5;0–5;6

5;6–6;0

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E

W E

W E

WE WE W E WE

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✓✓✓✓✓

[g]-1

✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓



[w]-2

[w]-4

✓

[w]-2 [x]-2

✓

[x]-2

✓✓

[x]-3

[x]-2

✓✓✓✓



[t]-6 [st]-2

[t]-8 [st]-2

[st]-6

[st]-8 [t]-2

[st]-4

[st]-8 [t]-2

[st]-2

[st]-4

[st]-6

✓

[st]-2

[st]-3

[st]-4 [st]-2



[sg]-8

[sg]-8

[sg]-8

[sg]-8

[sg]-4

[sg]-10

✓

[sg]-4

✓

[s]-1 [sg]-1

[sg]-2 [sg]-4

✓

[sg]-6



[s]-4 [sl]-4

[sl]-4 [s]-2 [sg]-2

[sg]-4 [sl]-4

[sl]-4 [sg]-4

[sg]-4

[sg]-8 [sl]-2

[sg]-4 [sg]-2

[sg]-2 [sg]-4

[sg]-2 [sg]-6

[sg]-2

[sg]-2



[sg]-6

[sw]-2

[sg]-4

[sg]-2

[sg]-6

[sg]-2

✓

[sg]-2

✓

[sg]-4

✓✓✓✓



[gl]-6

[g]-2 [gl]-2

[gl]-4

[gl]-2

[gl]-2

[gl]-2

✓

[gl]-2

[gl]-3 [gl]-4

✓

[gl]-3

✓

[gl]-2



[gw]-8 [g]-2

[gw]-8 [g]-2

[gw]-6

[gw]-8 [g]-2

[gw]-1

[gw]-10

✓

[gw]-4

[gw]-1 [gw]-8

[gw]-1 [gw]-6

✓

[gw]-2



[n]-6 [gn]-2

[n]-8

[n]-8

[n]-8

[n]-4

[n]-12

✓

[n]-6

[n]-6

[n]-8

[n]-2

[n]-8

✓

[n]-2