Repetition of final consonants in the speech of young child

This study of final-consonant repetitions in the speech of a young child supports the notion that some speech disfluencies may result from parental attempts to accelerate phonological development. An analysis of twelve 1/2-hr long observations of the subject's speech during a 1-year period is presented. The presence, decrease, and subsequent disappearance of the final-consonant repetitions that resembled stuttering behavior are discussed in terms of environmental factors.