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Peer reviewedBleile, Ken – Journal of Communication Disorders, 1982
One aspect of the phonology of a four-year-old child with Down's syndrome was explored: a phonological constraint ordered his consonants from those produced at the front of the mouth to those produced at the back of the mouth. The value of an analysis that recognizes phonological strategies and larger than phoneme units is discussed. (Author/SEW)
Descriptors: Articulation Impairments, Child Language, Consonants, Downs Syndrome
Peer reviewedThal, Donna J.; And Others – Applied Psycholinguistics, 1995
Toddlers in the lowest 10th percentile for lexical production were compared with age- and language-matched controls on measures of phonetic complexity, lexical development, and grammatical complexity. Results indicate an overlap between phonology, lexicon, and grammar and suggest the importance of true consonant production for lexical development.…
Descriptors: Child Language, Consonants, Control Groups, Data Analysis
