Development Of Phonology

Question 1

0 - 2 months

Answer 1

Vegetative Stage

Begin making sounds (e.g. crying when hungry)

Question 2

4 - 7 months

Answer 2

Cooing
First Laughter
Changes in Pitch and Volume

Question 3

6 - 9 months

Answer 3

Babbling
Extending Sounds (similar to syllables)
Repeated Patterns

Phonemic Expansion
Phonemic Contraction
Reduplicated Monosyllable

Question 4

9 - 12 months

Answer 4

Proto Words
Consonant Clusters

Question 5

Define Cooing

Answer 5

Sounds a baby will make generally around 6-8 weeks
During the period the child is discovering their vocal chords

Question 6

Define Phonemic Expansion

Answer 6

The variety of sounds a child can produce increases

Question 7

Define Phonemic Contraction

Answer 7

The sounds a child can make are reduced so that they can only make the sounds of their own language

Question 8

Define Reduplicated Monosyllable

Answer 8

The repetition of a sound (e.g. ‘ba ba’)

Question 9

Define Proto Words

Answer 9

Clusters of sounds that represent the baby’s attempt to articulate specific words when their motor coordination is still in the early stages of development

Question 10

Define Consonant Clusters

Answer 10

Groups of consonants that demand more muscular control than single consonants/vowels
Tend to appear later in the baby’s utterances