Abstract:
PURPOSE:
to describe the phonological development of not standard Portuguese speaking children in the metropolitan region of Recife-PE from the phonological processes model.
METHODS:
202 children of both sexes, aged from 2:0 to 6:11 years, attending day care centers and public schools, took part in the study. The Phonological Assessment Test was used for evaluation. Data were recorded, transcribed, coded and tabulated in a database, which enabled the realization of descriptive analysis (calculation of means and standard deviations).
RESULTS:
the most frequent phonological processes were consonant cluster simplification, liquid consonant simplification, syllable reduction and simplification of final consonant. There was a delay in the elimination of syllable reduction processes, consonant harmony, plosivation of fricatives, simplification of velar fricatives and liquid consonant simplification. It was also noted that the consonant cluster simplification process was not eliminated in the studied population, taking into account the age of elimination as described in the literature, which may be indicative of the influence of linguistic variety on phonological acquisition.
CONCLUSION:
speakers of non-standard Portuguese of the Recife metropolitan region have a different phonological acquisition from that described in the literature, which may be indicative of the influence of linguistic variety. The results draw attention to the fact that such variety should be considered in phonological evaluations. It is essential that new studies explore phonological acquisition in different regions of the country.
Keywords:
Language; Language Development; Speech; Child; Preschool; Family Relations
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