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CD 411 Phonology
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Undergraduate 4
10/25/2010

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Term
What is Phonology?
Definition
The Study of speech sounds and sound patterns.
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Phone
Definition
a sound produced
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Phoneme
Definition
a sound type or family, functions to distinguish between words.
Term
Allophone
Definition

variation of difference in a phoneme at the phonemic level.

(dialects/accents)

Term
Distinctive Features
Definition

characteristics used to describe phonemes

 

-acoustic

-articulatory

-perceptual properties

 

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Phonological Rules
Definition
The rules that specify how a word is pronounced.
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Naturalness
Definition
occur regularly often in language.
Term

Levels of representation?

Definition

Overt- surface level, what we hear. What the child says (gog for dog)

 

Covert- underlying classification, meaning and rules. What the child uses to produce "dog".

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Phonological Processes
Definition
A systematic sound change affecting a class or group of sounds.
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Natural Class
Definition
mental operations present at birth that restrict speech production.
Term
minimal pair
Definition
2 words in which a segement differs by one feature.
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Stages of development---The primitive system
Definition

1. nasal/ labials/etc   child has some control

 

Term
Stages of development---The vowels
Definition

2.

Mastered by age 3.

Learned 4 primary vowels

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Stages of Development---The Stop Nasal System
Definition

3.

Age 4.

Fronting decreases

Refines place and manner

Term
Stages of Development---The Semi-Vowel System
Definition

4

By end of age 4

sounds behave like vowels and consonants

Term
Stages of Development---The continuant system
Definition

5.

Develops by end of age 5.

Child controls duration of consonants.

Term
Stages of Development---The Sibilant System
Definition
Last stage 6-8 yrs. Adds stridency and mellow.
Term
Natural Class of Sounds
Definition

A class or group of phonemes that can be defined w/ fewer features than any of its members alone.

 

EX: Nasals (m,n,nj)

EX: Nasals + bilabial = natural class.

Term
Phonological Processes
Definition
systematic sound change affecting a class of sounds or sound sequences.
Term
Processes
Definition
regularly occuring patterns in child's speech used to simplify adult targets.
Term
3 process groups
Definition
Syllable Structure, Substitution, Assimilation
Term
Components of a Complete Assessment
Definition

--Determine if prerequisite behavior for spoken language is present

--Current hearing/ oral motor skills

--Current Speech and language skills

--Underlying cause or contributing factors.

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