Detection of Mispronunciations: A Comparison of Adults, Normal-Speaking Children, and Children with Articulation Errors.

Bernthal, John E.; And Others

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Publication Date: 1987

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Detection of Mispronunciations: A Comparison of Adults, Normal-Speaking Children, and Children with Articulation Errors.

Bernthal, John E.; And Others

Applied Psycholinguistics, v8 n3 p209-22 1987

Comparison of normal-speaking (N=20) and misarticulating (N=20) four- to six-year-olds and adults (N=16) revealed that adults were significantly more accurate in detecting mispronunciations than either group of children, while performance between the two groups of children was similar. Words that children found most difficult were also those on which adults most often erred. (Author/CB)

Descriptors: Adult Learning, Adults, Articulation (Speech), Articulation Impairments, Audiolingual Skills, Comparative Analysis, Error Analysis (Language), Language Patterns, Listening Skills, Phonology, Pronunciation, Pronunciation Instruction, Young Children

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Language: English

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