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Arruda Manchester de Queiroga, Bianca; Galindo Carneiro Rosal, Angélica; da Silva, Ana
Carolina Francisca; de Andrade Cordeiro, Ana Augusta
ANALYSIS OF PHONOLOGICAL PROCESSES IN CHILDREN FROM THE
METROPOLITAN REGION OF RECIFE
Revista CEFAC, vol. 17, núm. 5, septiembre-octubre, 2015, pp. 1449-1456
Instituto Cefac
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ABSTRACT
KEYWORDS: Language; Language Development; Speech; Child; Child, Preschool; Family Relations
structure where they occur2. Children use resources speech, appointment and/or repetition of words,
in place of the segment or the syllabic structure referencing just what would be expected for each
that they do not know yet, or whose production age group.
they do not master. As this process unfolds, the This study has a practical relevance, since it
used resources also change due to the proximity expands the prospects for a greater understanding
of child’s and adult’s phonological systems. These of the child’s language development. Moreover, it
resources are observed both in normal as in deviant provide subsidies to the speech-language pathol-
phonological development processes, with the ogist for a precise clinical evaluation and a more
difference that, in deviations, these features will last appropriated therapeutic intervention for cases of
longer2,5,7,9,12,13. phonological changes, as well as for activities that
To evaluate phonological development, it is indicate the promotion of language development.
crucial to analyze the speech of the child consid- Based on the foregoing, the present study aimed
ering the phonological system of the adult. A model to describe the phonological development of
that has long been used in the literature to describe non-standard Portuguese speaking children in the
a child’s phonological system is phonological metropolitan region of Recife-PE from the model of
processes, which concerns the simplification of phonological processes.
phonological rules involving sequences of sounds
in the pronunciation of words. Most of these are part METHODS
of a typical speech development, eliminated over
the years. If a child shows phonological processes This study was approved by the Ethics
beyond the expected age, it is regarded as having Committee for Research involving Human Beings of
phonological disorders14-16. the Health Sciences Center (CCS) of the Federal
Phonological processes can be classified into University of Pernambuco under protocol No. 115/09
simplification of consonant cluster, liquid consonant from the National Health Council, thus allowing its
simplification, simplification of final consonants, conducting.
devoicing of fricatives, devoicing of plosives, frontal- The methodological path suitable for the present
ization to palatal, velar fricative simplification, poste- research prioritized a quantitative analysis and the
riorization to palatal, frontalization of velar fricatives study was characterized as descriptive, exploratory
and plosivization of fricatives17. That classification and crossed.
was used in this study, although other research13,18 The participants were 202 children of both
present other classifications. genders, aged from 2:0 to 6:11 years old, enrolled
In general, studies that explore children’s in day care centers and public schools in the metro-
language and socio-cultural aspects report that politan region of Recife - Pernambuco, divided in ten
most cognitive and/or language assessment tests age groups, with a six-month interval: G1 (2:0-2:5);
are favorable to socio-culturally dominant groups G2 (2:6-2:11); G3 (3:0-3:5); G4 (3:6-3:11); G5
and, with some frequency, the differences are (4:0-4:5); G6 (4:6-4:11); G7 (5:0-5:5); G8 (5:6-5:11);
interpreted as reflecting inadequate development G9 (6:0-6:5); G10 (6:0-6:11). This age subdivision
conditions19,20. However, studies identify linguistic is justified by children’s major language acquisi-
variations in populations of specific social classes. tions in this stage of development, as some authors
Such variations can be attributed in part to social describe22. Thus, longer intervals in age-group
factors such as age, gender, social class and analysis could cover leaps in the language devel-
maternal education. They can also be correlated opment of children.
to independent linguistic variables such as phono- The sample exclusion criteria were the presence
logical context, word length, tone, among others20-22. of communication, learning, special educational
Although Brazilian Portuguese is relatively needs, hearing impairment, neurological problems
consistent, there is a diversity of linguistic variations, or other obvious aspect that might interfere with
as pointed out by the literature22, so that particular language development.
studies of a region cannot automatically be gener- Data were collected from August 2009 to July
alized to other Brazilian regions, being necessary 2011. Initially, individual data from the student identi-
to consider phonological specificities of various fication card at school were obtained. Subsequently,
dialects and then propose generalizations valid for additional information was obtained through a
Brazilian Portuguese. It would therefore be inadmis- psychosocial questionnaire made with parents
sible to evaluate the language of a child regardless or guardians through interviews. The purpose of
of the model spoken in its language community. the questionnaire was to characterize the sample
However, not infrequently, the speech-language and trace a description of the reality in which
pathologist uses tests involving spontaneous children were in. Parents or guardians received an
Group Age N
G1 2 – 2:5 5
G2 2:6 – 2:11 5
G3 3 - 3:5 9
G4 3:6 – 3:11 7
G5 4 – 4:5 10
G6 4:6 – 4:11 23
G7 5 – 5:5 28
G8 5:6 – 5:11 41
G9 6 – 6:5 28
G10 6:6 – 6:11 46
The mean and the standard deviation for phono- cluster, liquid consonant simplification, syllable
logical processes and their relation to each age reduction and simplification of final consonant.
group (group) can be seen in Table 2. It is possible to It is noteworthy that the process of simplification
see that the most frequent phonological processes of consonant cluster was never eliminated in the
in all age groups were simplification of consonant investigated age group.
Table 2 – Distribution of relative results of phonological processes evaluation (means and standard
deviations), by age group, of preschool children from 2:0 to 6:11 years old, Recife, 2012. (N=203)
Phonological processes
GROUP
SR CH PF VS PV PP FV FP LS SCC SFC DP DF
11.80 2.00 3.80 6.40 .60 .60 1.20 17.80 26.80 12.20 1.20 1.00
1 _
(4.64) (.84) (.97) (2.50) (.60) (.24) (.58) (6.58) (9.78) (4.95) (.73) (1.00)
7.00 1.60 23.80 7.40 .20 1.20 1.40 .20 15.00 28.40 13.60 6.00 .40
2
(1.55) (.93) (12.49) (2.48) (.20) (.97) (.98) (.20) (4.18) (5.52) (2.84) (3.52) (.24)
7.78 1.44 1.33 1.22 .11 2.44 .44 1.00 13.33 37.56 11.56 2.56 .33
3
(1.69) (.44) (1.09) (.49) (.11) (1.18) (.18) (.55) (3.61) (4.36) (1.73) (2.06) (.33)
6.86 1.57 1.14 1.57 2.29 .14 4.86 27.86 9.43 .43 2.71
4 _ _
(1.34) (.43) (.70) (.87) (1.97) (.14) (1.40) (5.22) (1.74) (.43) (1.51)
3.73 .45 6.73 .36 .55 0.82 .18 .55 8.91 20.00 6.18 2.18 .73
5
(1.30) (.21) (5.84) (.20) (.31) (.33) (.18) (.31) (3.43) (4.83) (2.68) (1.70) (.41)
3.57 .74 .48 .61 .004 .65 .004 .17 5.26 22.13 5.26 .30 .008
6
(.65) (.17) (.16) (.39) (.004) (.32) (.004) (.12) (1.50) (3.56) (.91) (.19) (.006)
3.72 .28 .55 .28 .003 .28 4.03 14.41 3.66 .14 .10
7 _ _
(.85) (.009) (0.48) (.17) (.003) (.18) (1.28) (2.61) (1.05) (.11) (.005)
2.37 .006 0.28 .14 .002 .004 .-004 3.58 17.51 2.91 .12 .002
8 _
(.29) (.003) (0.16) (.006) (.002) (.003) (.003) (.98) (2.05) (.52) (.007) (.002)
2.28 .10 .003 .003 .006 2.86 12.52 1.79 .38 .006
9 _ _ _
(.38) (.005) (.003) (.003) (.004) (.81) (1.97) (.38) (.14) (.004)
spoken in Brazil on the process of phonological The data suggest a possible influence of linguistic
acquisition. variety, which should be considered in the evalu-
ation of phonological development, especially in
children of the metropolitan region of Recife, being
CONCLUSION
essential that studies further explore this acquisition
in different regions of the country.
The most frequent phonological processes were Given the above, it is concluded that the socio-
consonant cluster simplification, liquid consonant linguistic context should be considered in children’s
simplification, syllable reduction and simplification phonological evaluation processes to prevent any
of final consonant. It was observed that syllable mistaken diagnosis of phonological disorders or
reduction, consonant harmony and plosivation of regional linguistic variety prejudices, as difficulties
fricative phonological processes were overcome related to phonology can hinder the development
late. On the other hand, liquid consonant simplifi- of language in general, affecting one or more of its
cation, frontalization of palatal and posteriorization subsystems. Therefore, it is important to evaluate and
of palatal processes were eliminated before the understand each of these subsystems separately,
expected age. The consonant cluster simplification considering the importance of the influence of
process was not overcome in any group, showing phonological development to the success of both
the influence of socio-cultural issues. the understanding and the expression of language.
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