SAR SH 531 Lecture 11: SH531 - Lecture 11 copy
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Articulation: the physiological motor movements involved in the production of speech. Toto, too , you will pronounce the t of toto more clearly. Phonology: the study of sounds of spoken language and the rules that govern how phonemes are combined (consonants, vowels, syllables, words and phrases). Phoneme: the smallest sound unit of speech that signals a change in meaning (does not carry meaning itself). Example: pat vs bat > can change the meaning of the word. Phonological development: learning the sounds, rules or patterns, and rhythm speci c to language of the environment (for example, english has no back clicks; no words that begin with shl ). Phonological development involves the way the sound is stored in the child"s mind, the way the sound is actually said by the child, and the rules or processes that map between these two things.