AINDA O PONTO DE ARTICULAÇÃO DAS SIBILANTES NA ALTERAÇÃO FONOLÓGICA PRIMÁRIA: DADOS DE CRIANÇAS PORTUGUESAS.

Research on the phonological profile of Portuguese children diagnosed with phonological disorders is scarce. In this paper, we intend to contribute with empirical data on the acquisition of place of articulation in sibilants (coronal [± anterior]) by using the speech production of seven Portuguese children with phonological disorders (diagnosed with speech sounds disorders or with specific language impairment). The assessment test CLCP-PE was used to collect the data; the software PHON assisted the phonetic transcription and the data analysis tasks. Results showed preferential patterns, thus predicting specific orders of acquisition in the setting of the focused contrasts: (i) place of articulation: [-sonorant; - continuant; coronal [±anterior]] >> [-sonorant; +continuant; coronal [±anterior]] >> [+sonorant; +continuant; coronal [±anterior]]); (ii) voicing: [-voiced] >> [+voiced]); (iii) syllable constituency: Onset >> Coda (a preference for [s] for target Coda fricatives was observed). [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]