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| Syllable Structure Processes |
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- Unstressed syllable deletion
- Reduplication
- Epenthesis
- Final consonant deletion
- Initial consonant deletion
- Cluster reduction |
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| Unstressed Syllable Deletion |
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Definition
| Omission of one or more syllables from a polysyllabic word, syllable structure process |
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| Total repetition of a syllable of a target word maintaining the multisyllable word shape, syllable structure process |
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| Insertion of an unstressed vowel between two consonants, syllable structure process |
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| Deletion of the final consonant(s) in a word, all the consonants in the word final position must be deleted to be considered FCD, syllable structure process |
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| Initial Consonant Deletion |
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| Omission of the initial consonant(s) in a word, in a single syllable word this would be all the consonants prior to the vowel, syllable structure process |
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Cluster deletion – Deletion of one or more members of the cluster. Deletion of all of the members of the cluster would result in ICD or FCD.
Cluster substitution – Replacement of one or all of the members of the cluster with another consonant.
- Syllable structure process |
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Definition
- Labial assimilation
- Velar assimilation
- Alveolar assimilation
- Prevocalic voicing
- Final consonant devoicing |
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Definition
| A non-labial consonant becomes a labial because of the influence of another labial sound in a word |
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| A non-velar sound is changed to a velar sound because of the influence of another velar sound in a word |
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| A non-alveolar sound is changed to an alveolar sound because of the influence of another alveolar in the word |
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Definition
- Stopping
- Velar Fronting
- Backing
- Deaffrication
- Depalatalization
- Liquid Gliding
- Vocalization |
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Definition
| Substitution of stops for other consonant manner classes most often fricatives, substitution process |
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| Substitution of consonants made in the velar placement with consonants made in a more anterior position, usually the alveolar placement, substitution process |
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| Substitution of sounds made in an anterior position with a more posterior placement (usually a velar) substitution process |
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| The reduction of an affricate to a fricative, substitution process |
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| Substitution of an alveolar affricate/fricative for a palatal affricative/fricative, substitution process |
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| Substitution of a glide for a prevocalic liquid, substitution process |
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| Substitution of a vowel for a [syllabic] liquid or a mid-central rhotic vowels with schwa, substitution process |
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| Later sound affects an earlier sound |
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Definition
| Earlier sound affects a later sound |
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| One speech sound has an affect on the sound right before or after |
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Term
| Noncontiguous Assimilation |
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Definition
| Occurs with consonants that aren’t directly next to each other |
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Definition
| The voiceless consonant sound immediately preceding a vowel becomes voiced, assimilation process |
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| Final Consonant Devoicing |
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Definition
| The final voiced consonant in a word becomes voiceless, assimilation process |
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