The Acquisition of Phonology: New Perspective for Treatment of Speech Sound Disorders
Wilma Plevano, Anna De Petris, Fernanda Lanza, Luigia Cecamore
New awareness of the origin, acquisition and development of phonology has modified our understanding of the speech development process and research in the field. In particular, the theory according to which phonemic contrasts are first acquired through sound perception and then processed by motor patterns in the initial phases of development, is changing in favor of the Articulatory Organ Hypothesis (AOH). According to the AOH, the foundation of phonology resides in the processing of amodal articulatory information through the attunement to the native language. In the present study, we show that this change in the speech development paradigm can shed new light on our comprehension of babbling and first lexical productions. It has as well an impact on the analysis of the spectrum of development disorder presentations. Focus of this research is also the investigation of new assessment approaches and potential treatment interventions for rehabilitation.
Keywords
Articulatory phonology, Phonological development, Speech sound disorder.
