Child language terminology Flashcards
Deletion
deleting/omitting a sound
Addition
adding a sound into a word
Assimilation
borrowing a sound from elsewhere in the word
Substitution
Hard sounds are replaced with easier ones
Phoneme
a unit of sound
Consonant clusters
a group of consonants together in a word
Reduplicated monosyllable
Sounds that are repeated eg ‘dada’
Phonemic expansion
increase in number of phonemes produced
Phonemic contraction
reduction in number of phonemes produced
Velar consonants
sounds produced by tongue on the soft palate eg ‘k’ ‘g’
Alveolar consonants
sounds produced by tongue on ridge above teeth. eg ‘nuh’ ‘duh’
Bilabial consonants
sounds produced by bringing lips together eg ‘b’ ‘p’ ‘m’
Vegetative state
basic biological noises
Categorical extension
using a specific word in reference to something wider eg calling all men dad
Analogical overextension
associating unrelated objects that have something in common
