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Title	The production and manipulation of /s/ + consonant clusters by phonological dyslexics
Author	Mugford, Susan C., 1978-
Description	Thesis (M.A.)--Memorial University of Newfoundland, 2002. Linguistics
Date	2002
Pagination	vii, 83 leaves
Subject	Applied linguistics; Articulation disorders in children; Dyslexic children
Degree	M.A.
Degree Grantor	Memorial University of Newfoundland. Dept. of Linguistics
Discipline	Linguistics
Language	eng
Notes	Bibliography: leaves 60-62
Abstract	This thesis examines the ways dyslexic children deal with English consonant clusters consisting of /s/ plus another consonant. The /s/ + consonant clusters were chosen due to their unique underlying representation, which is believed to affect the ways in which these particular clusters are acquired. The data were collected by administering a real-word repetition test (production), nonsense-word repetition tests (production) and remove-consonant tests (perception and manipulation) to twelve older dyslexics, aged 11-21 years. These results were compared to those of a seven-subject control group of children ages seven to eight. Findings indicate that results on nonsense word repetition tasks and on the standardized Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test predict reading level. Word and cluster frequency in normal speech have no impact on subjects' ability to repeat real English words. Dyslexics made use of immature phonological processes, as well as haphazard cluster reduction strategies. The control group consistently outperformed dyslexics on all tests, although the dyslexic group was twice as old.
Type	Text
Resource Type	Electronic thesis or dissertation
Format	Image/jpeg; Application/pdf
Source	Paper copy kept in the Centre for Newfoundland Studies, Memorial University Libraries
Local Identifier	a1591177
Rights	The author retains copyright ownership and moral rights in this thesis. Neither the thesis nor substantial extracts from it may be printed or otherwise reproduced without the author's permission.
Collection	Electronic Theses and Dissertations
Scanning Status	Completed
PDF File	(9.86 MB) -- http://collections.mun.ca/PDFs/theses/Mugford_SusanC.pdf
CONTENTdm file name	173396.cpd