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/s/ plus stop clusters in children's speech

Z S Bond, H F Wilson

    Phonetica
    |January 1, 1980
    PubMed
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    Young children often replace complex consonant clusters with simpler stop sounds. Acoustic analysis reveals diverse phonological strategies children use when producing these substituted stops, particularly concerning voicing.

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    Area of Science:

    • Linguistics
    • Speech-Language Pathology
    • Developmental Psychology

    Background:

    • Children acquiring language often simplify complex sound patterns.
    • Fricative-stop clusters are challenging for young children to produce accurately.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To investigate the acoustic properties of stops produced by young children.
    • To analyze the strategies children use when substituting stops for fricative-stop clusters.
    • To examine the phonological status of substituted stops based on voice-onset time (VOT).

    Main Methods:

    • Acoustic measurements were taken for children's intended voiced and voiceless stops.
    • Acoustic measurements were also collected for stops substituting for fricative-stop clusters.
    • Voice-onset time (VOT) was analyzed to determine phonological status.

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    Main Results:

    • Children exhibit varied voice-onset time (VOT) patterns for substituted stops.
    • The acoustic data suggest flexible phonological rule application in children's speech.
    • Distinct VOT characteristics differentiate intended stops from substituted stops.

    Conclusions:

    • Children employ multiple, varied strategies for producing stops in place of fricative-stop clusters.
    • Voice-onset time (VOT) is a key indicator of the phonological status assigned to substituted stops.
    • This study highlights the dynamic nature of phonological development in early childhood speech.