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Syntactic and phonological influences on children's articulation
Journal of Speech and Hearing Research
|December 1, 1979
Summary
Children with speech sound disorders simplify consonants more in complex sentence structures. Linguistic complexity, including syntactic and word structure, impacts articulation accuracy and speech simplification in these children.
Area of Science:
- Speech-Language Pathology
- Developmental Linguistics
- Childhood Communication Disorders
Background:
- Children with phonological deficits often exhibit difficulties with accurate consonant articulation.
- Understanding the linguistic factors influencing these speech errors is crucial for effective intervention.
Purpose of the Study:
- To investigate how syntactic and phonological structures affect consonant articulation in children with phonological deficits.
- To determine the impact of linguistic complexity on speech simplification patterns.
Main Methods:
- Examined consonant articulation in children with phonological deficits.
- Analyzed effects of three structural variables: syntactic structure (noun phrase, declarative, passive sentences), word structure (monosyllable, disyllable), and word position (initial, final).
Main Results:
- Both syntactic and word structure significantly influenced articulation accuracy.
- Increased structural complexity led to a greater degree of word simplification.
- Word position also played a role in articulation patterns.
Conclusions:
- Linguistic complexity, particularly syntactic and word structure, is a significant factor in the speech sound production of children with phonological deficits.
- Children may simplify their speech production in response to hierarchical linguistic complexity.