Case Study: Optimality Theory and the Assessment and Treatment of Phonological Disorders.

Barlow, Jessica A.

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ERIC Number: EJ634970

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Publication Date: 2001

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Case Study: Optimality Theory and the Assessment and Treatment of Phonological Disorders.

Barlow, Jessica A.

Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, v32 n4 p242-56 Oct 2001

A case study of a 3-year-old with a phonological disorder is used to demonstrate the application of optimality theory to the assessment and treatment. A tutorial of the theory is provided and then several prototypical error patterns evident in the child's productions are analyzed within the framework. (Contains references.) (Author/CR)

Descriptors: Case Studies, Child Development, Children, Elementary Secondary Education, Error Analysis (Language), Evaluation Methods, Language Acquisition, Language Impairments, Linguistic Difficulty (Inherent), Phonetics, Phonology, Speech Therapy, Student Evaluation, Theories

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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