Phonology Flashcards
Complex and dynamic system of conventional symbols that is used in various modes for thought and communiations
Lanugage
What are the characteristics of language?
System of symbols
Conventional
Dynamic
Tool for human communication
Small number of meaningful sounds (i.e., /r/ /l/ vs row and low)
Phonemes
What are the three building blocks of phonology?
- using cues to segment streams of speech
- developing a phonemic inventory
- becoming phonologically aware
What are the cues to segment streams of speech?
Prosodic Cues & Phonotactic
Infants draw on familiarity with word and syllable stress patterns, or the rhythm of language
Prosodic cues
the study of how speech sounds are combined in different languages, and the constraints on the order of these sounds
(i.e., /gz/: improbable in the initial word position, but probable in final word position (eggs, legs))
Phonotactics
What are the two ways to developing phonemic inventory?
Phonological knowledge and productions
Acquisition of internal representations of phonemes in a language
Phonological knowledge
Expression of phonemes to produce syllables and words
Phonological production
A child may use /t/ for /t, d, k, and g/ if they are still developing their ___________ ________
Phonemic Inventory
______ develop before _______, typically in the first year
vowels, consonants
What age should phonological knowledge and production allow for intelligible speech?
3-4 years old
Ability to attend to phonological units of speech through implicit or explicit analysis
Phonological awareness/sensitivity
What are tasks to help with phonological awareness?
syllable counting
rhyme detection
initial sound identification
initial sound elision (boat without b)
phoneme counting
