Table 2 - Phonological Processes
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All children make predictable pronunciation errors (not really 'errors' at all, when you stop to think about it) when they are learning to talk like adults. These 'errors' are called phonological processes, or phonological deviations. In Table 2 are the common phonological processes found in children's speech while they are learning the adult sound-system of English.
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There is a more detailed (and more "technical") account of the elimination of phonological processes, citing Grunwell (1987) in Bowen, 2015, p. 73.
Bowen, C. (1998). Developmental phonological disorders. A practical guide for families and teachers. Melbourne: ACER Press.
Bowen, C. (2015). Children's speech sound disorders, 2nd Edition. Oxford: Wiley-Blackwell.
Grunwell, P. (1987). Clinical phonology, 2nd Ed. Baltimore: Williams & Wilkins.
Grunwell, P. (1997). Natural phonology. In M. Ball & R. Kent (Eds.), The new phonologies: Developments in clinical linguistics. San Diego, CA: Singular Publishing Group, Inc.