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Volume 12 : 12 December 2012
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Phonetic and Phonological Skills of Three to Five Year Old Telugu Speaking Cleft Palate Children

Udayashree Bhatt, M.Sc. (ASLP)

Abstract

Introduction: The acquisition of a phonological system entails learning both the phonetic and phonological features of language .The children must not only learn to articulate sounds and sound sequences correctly (phonetic mastery)but also they must use the sounds in accordance with phonological patterns of the adult language. In many instances the two aspects of acquisition are not in synchrony, with phonological learning preceding phonetic mastery.

Aim: The aim of the study was to study the percent of consonants correct, type and frequency of phonological processes and the “compensatory” articulation patterns occurring in speech of 3-5 years old Telugu speaking cleft palate children and matched typically developing in the age range of 3-5 years.

Method: Sixty native Telugu speaking children between 3 to 5 years of age were included. The subjects were divided in to two groups, that is, Group I (3-3.1 yrs) and Group II (4-4.1 yrs). Fifteen children with repaired cleft palate and fifteen typically developing children were included in each group. Hundred words from Telugu test of articulation and phonology (D. Vasantha, 1990) were used. Pictorial presentations of the words were presented one by one to all subjects. The samples were transcribed and then analyzed for percent of consonants correct, phonological processes and “compensatory” articulation patterns.

Results & Discussion: A comparison between the groups indicated that although the children with cleft palate exhibited more errors overall, they were similar to their non cleft peers in their phonological processes usage with few exceptions. Additionally, few “compensatory” articulations were noted in the speech of these children.

Conclusions: The findings reveal that the phonological disorder in children with repaired cleft palate has characteristics of both delay and deviance. The phonological processes reported are helpful to identify those patterns that might serve to differentiate children that need intervention from those who can catch up on their own by the end of the preschool years.

Key words: Phonetic development, phonologic development, age of surgery , compensatory articulation errors

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