winter 2008

LING 319
Practice with phonological processes in English child language

Target Orthographic Target Phonetic Child’s Production Processes

crocodile krak\daˆl kadaˆo

umbrella √mbr´l\ b´w\

teddy (bear) t´di d´d´

table tebl§ tebo

toothbrush tu†br√s‡ tub√t

leopard l´p\rd w´p\

purple p\po

cookie t¨ti

chocolate tat\

raspberry wæb´wi

want+juice wadu

magic marker mædˆmako

bicycle baˆko

baby duck beg√k

S del = syllable deletion

C del = consonant deletion
redup = reduplication
CH = consonant harmony
CCR = consonant cluster reduction
VF = velar fronting
stop = stopping (of fricatives and affricates)
glide = gliding of liquids
vocal = liquid vocalization
deasp = deaspiration
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Answer key

Target Orthographic Target Phonetic Child’s Production Processes

crocodile krak\daˆl kadaˆo syllable deletion; liquid
vocalization; cluster
reduction
umbrella √mbr´l\ b´w\ syllable deletion; cluster
reduction; gliding
teddy (bear) t´di d´d´ reduplication;
deaspriation
table tebl§§ tebo liquid vocalization

toothbrush tu†br√s‡ tub√t cluster reduction;

consonant deletion;
stopping
leopard l´p\rd w´p\ gliding; final cons.
deletion; cluster
reduction
purple p\rpl§ p\po cons. deletion; liquid
vocalization
cookie k¨ki t¨ti fronting

chocolate c‡akl\t tat\ stopping; fronting;

cluster reduction; final
cons. deletion
raspberry ræzb´ri wæb´wi gliding; cons. deletion

want juice want+j‡us wadu cons. deletion (x2);

stopping; cluster
reduction
magic marker mæj‡ˆk+mark\r mædˆmako fronting/stopping; liquid
vocalization; cons.
deletion (x2)
bicycle baˆsˆkl§ baˆko syllable deletion; liquid
vocalization
baby duck bebi+d√k beg√k syllable deletion;
consonant harmony