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Morphological spelling strategies: developmental stages and processes

T Nunes1, P Bryant, M Bindman

  • 1Department of Child Development and Learning, University of London, England. temstnu@ioe.ac.uk

Developmental Psychology
|July 1, 1997
PubMed
Summary

Children initially misapply morphological spelling patterns, generalizing them incorrectly. Over time, they refine these patterns to the correct grammatical context, demonstrating developing morphological awareness.

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Area of Science:

  • Psycholinguistics
  • Developmental Psychology
  • Educational Psychology

Background:

  • English orthography utilizes morphological patterns, such as '-ed' for past tense verbs.
  • Children's early spelling acquisition often overlooks the morphological basis of these patterns.
  • Initial overgeneralization of spelling rules is a common developmental phenomenon.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the longitudinal development of children's understanding of morphological spelling patterns.
  • To examine how children transition from phonetic to morphological spelling rules.
  • To assess the role of grammatical awareness in mastering inflectional morphemes.

Main Methods:

  • A longitudinal study tracking children's spelling development over time.

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  • Analysis of spelling errors, specifically overgeneralization of morphological patterns.
  • Introduction of novel measures assessing analogical reasoning and grammatical awareness.

    • Main Results:

    • Children initially apply morphological spelling patterns without regard for grammatical function (e.g., 'sofed' for 'soft').
    • Spelling generalizations become increasingly constrained to the correct grammatical category and word group over time (e.g., 'keped' for 'kept').
    • Measures of grammatical awareness, particularly those using analogies, predicted later success in spelling inflectional morphemes.

    Conclusions:

    • Children initially perceive morphological spelling patterns as exceptions to phonetic rules.
    • Development involves a progression from phonetic to morphological understanding in spelling.
    • Grammatical awareness is crucial for the accurate application of inflectional morphemes in spelling.