Assessment of Phonological Knowledge

Question 1

Based on Phonological rules, what are the 3 Static Rules?

Answer 1

1. Inventory Constraints
2. Positional Constraints
3. Sequence Constraints

Question 2

Based on Phonological rules, what are the 2 Dynamic Rules-Allophonic rules?

Answer 2

1. Free Variation

2. Complimentary Distribution

Question 3

What is a Positional Constraint?

Ex.?

Answer 3

phoneme that occurs in certain position of word.

Ex: /s/ occurs in word initial but never in word final

Question 4

What is an Inventory Constraint?
1.
2.

Answer 4

1. a sound that a child never produces

2. Sound in NOT in child’s phonemic or phonetic inventory

Question 5

What is a Sequence Constraint?

Answer 5

specify the allowable sounds sequences that may occur in the child’s phonological system