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/t/ before /ʈ/ or /ʈ/ before /t/: Emerging trends from a preliminary study of consonant acquisition in typically developing sinhala-speaking children aged 3 to 6 years

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dc.contributor.author Hettiarachchi, S.
dc.contributor.author Ranaweera, M.
dc.contributor.author Rajapaksha, R.M.W.
dc.date.accessioned 2022-01-28T05:58:08Z
dc.date.available 2022-01-28T05:58:08Z
dc.date.issued 2021
dc.identifier.citation Disability,CBR and Inclusive Development. 2021; 32(3):9–28 en_US
dc.identifier.issn 1029-4414
dc.identifier.issn 2211-5242 (E-ISSN) en
dc.identifier.uri http://repository.kln.ac.lk/handle/123456789/24408
dc.description.abstract Purpose: Speech and language therapists use developmental norms established for consonant acquisition to determine whether a child has age-appropriate, delayed or disordered speech skills. There are currently no established norms for the acquisition of Sinhala consonants, which have implications for accurate diagnosis. The aim of this study was to document preliminary trends observed in the trajectory of consonant sound development in Sinhala-speaking young children so as to form a set of ‘working norms’. Method: A picture-based articulation assessment was administered to 70 typically developing children who were between 3 years and 6 years 11 months of age. Results: Regarding the rate of acquisition and order of acquisition, the findings displayed trends comparable to general patterns of consonant mastery reported within cross-linguistic studies. In addition, a different rate of acquisition and order of mastery was observed for both uncommon Sinhala language-specific speech sounds showing ambient language effects and for a few common sounds occurring in Sinhala and other languages. Conclusion & Implications: The convergence and divergence in the rate and order of Sinhala consonant acquisition compared to the cross-linguistic literature has important clinical implications for assessment, early identification of speech difficulties and intervention within speech and language therapy practice in Sri Lanka. © 2021, Vrije University. All rights reserved. en_US
dc.language.iso en en_US
dc.publisher Ubiquity Press. en_US
dc.subject Acquisition en_US
dc.subject Consonants en_US
dc.subject Norms en_US
dc.title /t/ before /ʈ/ or /ʈ/ before /t/: Emerging trends from a preliminary study of consonant acquisition in typically developing sinhala-speaking children aged 3 to 6 years en_US
dc.type Article en_US


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