Phonological Processes + Brown's Morphemes

Syllable structure change types

Weak syllable, final consonant, reduplication, cluster reduction

Weak syllable deletion is when

a child deletes and unstressed syllable

provide an example of weak syllable deletion

Banana=nana

What is Final consonant deletion?

wheh a chils deteles the last consonant in a SYLLABLE

provide an example of FCD

cat=ca

What is reduplication? Provide an example

when a child repeats an entire syllable or a apart of it water=wawa

cluster reduction is….

when a child reduces a cluster of cononants to FEWER consonants

Provide two examples of cluster reduction

splash=pash and star=tar

What type of phonological processes are assimilation?

Consonant Harmony, velar assimilation, nasal assimilation

Consonant Harmony is….

when a Child uses consonants with similar features in a word

What is velar assimilation?

when a child produces a nonvelar consonant as a velar consonant because of a nearby sound

What is nasal assimilation?

when a Child produces a nonnasal sound as a nasal sound because of a nearby nasal sound

Provide an example of NASAL assimilation

candy=nanny

Provide an example of VELAR assimilation

dog = gog

What is an example of cononant harmony?

Doggie = doddie

Fronting and Backing are what category of phonological processes?

place of articulation changes

Fronting is

when a child replaces a sound from back of mouth to one in front

Provide examples of fronting

key=dey or Corn=dorn girl=dirl

When a child replaces a sound from farther forward in the mouth with one from farther back this is known a….

backing

provide an example of backing

daddy=gaddy

bat=ba

final consonant deletion// syllable structure change

machine=chine

weak syllable deletion // syllable structure change

frank=fank

cluster reduction // syllable structure change

dog = gog

velar assimilation

candy=nanny

nasal assimilation

car = tar

fronting // place of articulation

daddy=gaggy

backing// place of articulation

juice=duice

manner of articulation// stopping

love=wove

manner of articulation= gliding

manner of articulation processes…

stopping and gliding

Stopping is when…

Child replaces a fricative or an affricate sound with a stop sound

Provide an example of stopping….

jeep=deep

What is gliding?

when a child replaces a liquid with a glide

provide an example of gliding

love=wove

Processes that should disappear by age 3 years…

Syllable structure changes

Other processes will gradually resolve until around…

5 years of age

What are Brown’s 14 grammatical morphemes?

morphemes that are typically considered to emerge in toddlerhood.

Present progressive(ing) morphemes emerge…

around 19-28 months

Plural (s) morphemes emerge…

around 27-30 months

Preposition (in) morphemes emerge…

around 27-30 months

Preposition (ON) morphemes emerge around …

31-34 months

Possesive s morphmes emerge around

31-34 months

How many Brown’s language stages are there? What do they calculate?

5, Mean length Utterance

What Brown’s first Language Stage?

MLU .99-1.64// single word stage

When in Brown’s single word stage how old are you?

up to 18 months

If you are up to 24 months old which of Brown’s langauge stages should you be in ?

Stage two, two stage words, including plurals, possesives and prepositions

What is the MLU for stage II?

1.47-2.37

Stage III has an MLU of 1.97-3.11. T or F?

True

In browns lang stage III achievements include…around…

Three element sentences, independent clauses/semtences// 30 months

In browns lang stage 4 achievements include…around…

Four element sentences, embedded clauses // 36 months

In browns lang stage 4 achievements include…around…

Connecting devices (and, because) emerge// 42 months

MLU for stage 4 of browns?

2.47-3.85

MLU of stage 5 browns?

2.96-4.60+