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What
is Phonological Processes?
The
Phonological Processes are such kind of changes processes that used at some morphological
changes in a word. It can be occurred when the morphemes are combined in a form
of word.
The
Phonological processes are the patterns that usually young children used to
simplify the adult speech. All children use these processes while their speech
and language are developing. For example, very young children (ages 1 to 3) may
say “wa-wa” for “water” or “tat” for “cat.”
Other
children may leave out the final sound in words (for example, “pi” for “pig” or
“ha“ for “hat.”) Up to age 3, these are appropriate productions. As children
mature, their speech and they stop using these patterns to simplify words. In
fact, by age 5, most children stop using all phonological processes and their
speech sounds more like the adults around them. As children stop using
phonological processes, their speech becomes more understandable. This allows
them to become better communicators.
