Phonological Processes

Question 1

Final Consonant Deletion

Answer 1

deleting or omitting the last or final consonant sound/phoneme in a word - i.e. /bʊ/ for /bʊk/

Question 2

Stopping

Answer 2

stopping of the airflow of a fricative i.e. a stop sound is substituted for a fricative or affricate i.e. /pɪʃ/ for /fɪʃ/ or /tu/ for /ʃu/

Question 3

Cluster reduction

Answer 3

deleting one or more consonants in a cluster –i.e. /tɑp/ for /stɑp/ OR /mæt/ for /mæts/; (consonant clusters are 2 or 3 consecutive consonants in a word, e.g. /bl/ as in block or /st/ as in stop or /ts/ as in hats or /str/ as in street)

Question 4

Gliding of Liquids

Answer 4

a glide is substituted for a liquid- i.e. /wɪŋ/ for /rɪŋ/ OR /jɑk/ for /lɑk/.

Question 5

Velar Fronting

Answer 5

forward shift of a velar phoneme -i.e. /ti/ for /ki/ - front sound is substituted for a back sound