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Patterns of phonological disability in Cantonese‐speaking children in Hong Kong
Author(s) -
Cheung Pamela,
Abberton Evelyn
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
international journal of language and communication disorders
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.101
H-Index - 67
eISSN - 1460-6984
pISSN - 1368-2822
DOI - 10.1080/136828200750001232
Subject(s) - psychology , phonology , phonological disorder , consonant , audiology , vowel , psychoacoustics , linguistics , tone (literature) , phonological development , perception , medicine , philosophy , neuroscience
Tone, vowel and consonant production are described for a large group of Cantonese‐speaking children assessed in speech and language therapy clinics in Hong Kong. The patterns of disability follow predictions made on the basis of work on normal phonological development in Cantonese, and on psychoacoustic factors in acquisition: consonants account for more disability than vowels, and tones are least problematic. Possible articulatory and auditory contributions to explanation of the observed patterns are discussed.