Skip to main content
  • 339 Accesses

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.

Access this chapter

Chapter
USD 29.95
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Available as PDF
  • Read on any device
  • Instant download
  • Own it forever
eBook
USD 1,799.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Available as EPUB and PDF
  • Read on any device
  • Instant download
  • Own it forever

Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout

Purchases are for personal use only

Institutional subscriptions

References and Readings

  • Dore, J., Franklin, M., Miller, R., & Ramer, A. (1975). Transitional phenomena in early language acquisition. Journal of Child Language, 3, 13–28.

    Google Scholar 

  • Ferguson, C. A. (1976). Learning to pronounce: The earliest stages of phonological development in the child. Papers and Reports on Child Language Development, 11, 1–27.

    Google Scholar 

  • Menyuk, P., & Menn, L. (1979). Early strategies for the perception and production of words and sounds. In P. Fletcher & M. Garman (Eds.), Language acquisition: Studies on first language development. Cambridge, MA: CUP.

    Google Scholar 

  • Vihman, M., & McCune, L. (1994). When is a word a word? Jounal of Child Language, 21, 317–342.

    Google Scholar 

Download references

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

Authors

Corresponding author

Correspondence to Andrea McDuffie .

Editor information

Editors and Affiliations

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

Copyright information

© 2013 Springer Science+Business Media New York

About this entry

Cite this entry

McDuffie, A. (2013). Protowords. In: Volkmar, F.R. (eds) Encyclopedia of Autism Spectrum Disorders. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-1698-3_1694

Download citation

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-1698-3_1694

  • Publisher Name: Springer, New York, NY

  • Print ISBN: 978-1-4419-1697-6

  • Online ISBN: 978-1-4419-1698-3

  • eBook Packages: Behavioral Science

Publish with us

Policies and ethics