Jordanian children’s alteration of the phonemes of words in their native language : a linguistic study

Other Title(s)

تغيير الأطفال للأصوات اللغوية في كلمات لغتهم في الأردن : دراسة لغوية

Dissertant

al-Zari, Wisam Mahmud

Thesis advisor

al-Rashdan, Bashar Shahir

University

Mutah University

Faculty

Faculty of Arts

Department

Department of English Language and Literature

University Country

Jordan

Degree

Master

Degree Date

2012

English Abstract

This study aims at investigating the linguistic features of Jordanian children’s variation in the sounds of their words; the phonological processes, and studying their linguistic development from age two to five. That was done by studying the language of twenty Jordanian children by recordings, observation and formal interviews with parents to elicit the data of the study.

The "Motor Theory" and the ''Tongue-Twister Theory'' were used to analyze the collected data. The findings of this study indicate the universal and systematic notion that normal children have the same route of phonological acquisition and this is associated with their systemic and structural simplification processes (mainly, substitution, omission, addition and distortion), despite the fact that children vary in their rate of acquisition illustrated in differences between ages two and five and distinctions between boys’ and girls’ pronunciation.

Main Subjects

Languages & Comparative Literature

No. of Pages

62

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Language

English

Data Type

Arab Theses

Record ID

BIM-785613