The sounds-in-words subtest of the Goldman Fristoe Test of Articulation (GFTA) was
administered to 222 Black children in preschool through third grade. The children resided in …

The purpose of this study was to determine whether African American children who delete
final consonants mark the presence of those consonants in a manner that might be …

The purpose of this study was to examine the organization inherent in children's
misarticulations of final consonant sounds. Four children with consistent omission of final …

Four-and five-year old black and white children of black English and standard American
English backgrounds, respectively, were administered a standard articulation test. A …

Most studies have stressed those aspects of African American English (AAE) that differ from
Standard English (SE) varieties. Therefore word‐final consonant performance has been …

Purpose The variable deletion of word-final consonants is a well-known feature of African
American English (AAE). This study aimed to show whether African American children …

The age at which specific consonant articulations emerge differs greatly among children.
Widely quoted age tables represent upper age limits rather than average performance, and …

The facility with which children articulate consonant sounds at differing age levels has long
been considered important in gaining understanding of normal language development …

This study tested the production of 18 Spanish consonants by 120 Mexican-American
preschool children, ranging in age from 3 to 5: 11 years to determine the age of acquisition …

Researchers have spent many years examining the order of acquisition of segments
(individual speech sounds), particularly consonants, and their patterns of substitution. This is …