Several recent investigations of the development of left-edge clusters in West Germanic languages have demonstrated that the relative sonority of adjacent consonants plays a key role in children’s reduction patterns (e.g. Fikkert 1994, Gilbers & Den Ouden 1994, Chin 1996, Barlow 1997, Bernhardt & Stemberger 1998, Gierut 1999, Ohala 1999, Gnanadesikan this volume). These authors have argued that...

Harrison C. Spencer, Jr., MD, MPH, DTM&H, CPH, died on Wednesday, August 10, 2016, in Washington, DC. He is survived by his wife of 39 years, Christine M. Spencer, and two sons, Harrison (Trey) Spencer III, and Peter M. Spencer, daughter-in-law Katherine Spencer, and granddaughters Gigi and Maggie. He is also survived by two brothers and their wives, Fred and Jackie Spencer and Timothy and Ann ...