Phonological Development

Question 1

Deletion

Answer 1

Of final consonants (“ca” for “cat”)

Of unstressed syllables (“nana for “banana”)

Consonant clusters are simplified (“leep” for “sleep”)

Question 2

Substitution

Answer 2

An easier soun d is exchanged for a harder one. This is often a feature of the childs pronunciation across many words

E.g. “dat” “dere” “dis”

Question 3

Assimilation

Answer 3

A sound that occurs in the word is borrowed

E.g. “gog” for “dog”

Question 4

Reduplication

Answer 4

Repetition of a sound/syllable- this is a feature of ‘babytalk’ (e.g. “Choo-choo”)