Simplifications of Pronouciation Flashcards
The two main types of simplification processes
- Substitution process
2. Syllable structure process
Substitution process
involve substitution one sound segment for another
Types of substitution processes
Stopping
Fronting
Gliding
Vocalization
Stopping
fricative consonant replaced by a stop consonant
stops are easier for children to pronouce than fricatives.
they do try to keep the articulation as similar as possible
Example of Stopping
Zoo -> Doo
Fronting
back consonants (either velars or palatals) are replaced with ones which are produced further forward in the mouth, such as alveolars
Example of Fronting
shoe -> su
goat -> doat
Gliding
liquid sounds (‘l’ or ‘r’) are replaced with glides (‘w’ or ‘j’)
Examples of Gliding
leg -> jeg
rabbit -> wabbit
Vocalization
a vowel replaces a consonant
Examples of Vocalization
apple -> apo
bottom -> botu
Syllable structure process
a sound will either be added or removed
or the structure of the syllable will be altered
Preferable pattern that children like
CVCV - consonant follwed by a vowel… etc
Types of syllable structure processes
Consonant cluster reduction Vowel epenthesis Deletion of final consonant Syllable deletion Reduplication
Consonant cluster reduction
consonants are simply deleted from the word
