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Initial voicing contrast acquisition in normal and phonologically disordered children

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 November 2008

Ann A. Tyler  and
John H. Saxman
Ann A. Tyler*
Affiliation:
University of Nevada, Reno
John H. Saxman
Affiliation:
Syracuse University
*
Ann A. Tyler, University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine, Mackay Science Building, Dept. of Speech Pathology & Audiology, Reno, NV 89557-0046
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Abstract

Speech sound production changes that occurred during acquisition of the initial voicing contrast induced through treatment in phonologically disordered children were compared to those that occurred during normal acquisition of the contrast. Target stop productions from three normally developing children and six phonologically disordered children were analyzed acoustically along the temporal measure of VOT. The phonologically disordered subjects displayed different patterns of voicing contrast acquisition, none of which replicated the normally developing children's pattern. The phonologically disordered children's patterns of acquisition were characterized by larger and more variable VOT values in comparison to those of the normally developing children. Different patterns of voicing contrast acquisition observed in VOTs are discussed with regard to the nature of linguistic change and the source of breakdown in children's speech sound errors.

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Applied Psycholinguistics , Volume 12 , Issue 4 , December 1991 , pp. 453 - 479
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1991

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