Phonological Development

Question 1

What phonemes are typically by 24 months?

Answer 1

P, b, t, d, (plosives) m, n (nasals)

Question 2

What phonemes are typically acquired by 48 months?

Answer 2

ʒ (su in casual) (affricative), θ (th in think), and ð (th in the) (fricatives)

Question 4

What morphemes are typically acquired by 24 months?

Answer 4

Present progressive (i eating)
Prepositions (ball in box)
Plural s (songs)

Question 5

What morphemes are not typically acquired till 4 years?

Answer 5

uncontractible auxiliary (Karla is dancing), contractible copula (she’s nice) and contractible auxiliary (She’s dancing)

Question 6

What is the fis phenomenon?

Answer 6

Child: This is my fis
Adult: Is it your fis?
Child: No, it’s my fis
Adult: Is this your fish?
Child: Yes, my fis(h)

Question 7

What does the fis phenomenon tell us?

Answer 7

Children are able to hear the difference in phonemes before they are able to produce them

Question 8

What phenomenon does it illustrate?

Answer 8

Skills in linguistic comprehension general precede corresponding skills in linguistic production

Question 9

What does it support?

Answer 9

Nativism and Cognitivism

Question 10

What are the phonological processes in children’s speech?

Answer 10

Deletion
Substitution
Addition
Assimilation
Reduplication
Consonant cluster reductions
Deletion of unstressed syllables