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1
Q

What did Olmsted research

A

The average age for the acquisition of certain English consonants

2
Q

By age 2 what consonants are acquired? x2

A

/p/, /b/

3
Q

By age 2 1/2 what consonants are acquired? x2

A

/k/, /g/

4
Q

By age 3 what consonants are acquired? x2

A

/f/, /s/

5
Q

By age 3 1/2 what consonants are acquired? x2

A

/ʃ/ /tʃ/

6
Q

By age 4 1/2 what consonants are acquired? x2

A

/v/, /z/

7
Q

By age 6 what consonants are acquired? x2

A

/ð/, /ɜ/