RT Journal Article SR Electronic(1) A1 Neijt, Anneke A1 Schreuder, Robert YR 2007 T1 Asymmetrical phoneme–grapheme mapping of coronal plosives in Dutch JF Written Language & Literacy VO 10 IS 2 SP 219 OP 234 DO https://doi.org/10.1075/wll.10.2.04nei PB John Benjamins SN 1387-6732, AB The distinction between deep and shallow orthographies is a central issue in studies of alphabetic writing. This paper aims to contribute to the debate on the relative merits of these by investigating how the coronal plosives [d] and [t] map onto the corresponding letters d and t. It turns out that an interesting asymmetry exists in word medial position in Dutch: both experienced users and children learning to write Dutch prefer ds over ts. Several mutually not always exclusive alternative explanations are provided. The fact that the d-preference is sensitive to phonological and morphological distinctions and may be influenced by speech rate, suggests that a deep orthographic representation might be the better option., UL https://www.jbe-platform.com/content/journals/10.1075/wll.10.2.04nei