Phonological Development.

Question 1

Deletion.

Answer 1

Of final consonants (“ca” for “cats”)
Of unstressed syllables (“nana” for “banana”)
Consonant clusters are simplified (“leep” for “sleep”)

Question 2

Substitution

Answer 2

An easier sound is exchanged for a harder one. This is often a feature of the child’s pronunciation across many words. (E.g “dat” “dere” “dis”)

Question 3

Assimilation

Answer 3

A sound that occurs elsewhere in the word borrowed (e.g “gog” for “dog”)

Question 4

Reduplication

Answer 4

Reputation of a sound/syllable - this is a feature of “babytalk”
(E.g “choo-choo)

Question 5

Reduction.

Answer 5

Two consonants down to one.