| Autor: |
Daniel Afrifa-Yamoah, Yaa Amponsah Owusu-Afriyie, Isaac Kwabena Adubofour |
| Rok vydání: |
2021 |
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| Zdroj: |
European Journal of Applied Linguistics Studies. 4 |
| ISSN: |
2602-0254 |
| DOI: |
10.46827/ejals.v4i1.288 |
| Popis: |
The study focused on ascertaining the phonological processes that characterize the speech patterns of some selected preschool children. Data was collected from a sample of ten (10) pupils from ages 1-5 spanning the accepted age range for pupils to be in preschool in Ghana. Productions of the participants on words were recorded and later analyzed to determine the phonological processes present. It was found that the phonological processes that characterized the speech of the sample are syllable structure processes (e.g. cluster reduction); substitutions; and insertions. Further, it was found that age has a role to play in the presence of phonological processes in the speech of an individual. It was found however that some of the pupils were able to correctly articulate sounds when they were repeated to them. The study recommends that this study be extended to other school children in the country as well as teachers and other stakeholders towards ensuring the school-going children learn English pronunciation the right way. Article visualizations |
| Databáze: |
OpenAIRE |
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