title: Speech error patterns in Cantonese-speaking children with cleft palate.
abstract: The subjects were seven Cantonese-speaking children with repaired cleft palate, aged between 3;2 and 10;2. Speech samples were obtained by use of two word lists. Error patterns were described by use of a detailed analysis based on perceptual judgements. A 'confusion matrix' was constructed for each subject to illustrate the relative frequency of error type. The results showed high within-subject and across-subject variability. The data partially support findings from other languages, for example, showing posterior placement for alveolar targets. However, some language-specific errors were identified, such as initial consonant deletion. Four possible explanations for the data are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Speech and Hearing Sciences, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
authors.forename: S F
authors.initials: SF
authors.lastname: Stokes
authors.forename: T L
authors.initials: TL
authors.lastname: Whitehill
mesh_terms: D001184:Articulation Disorders / Q000209:etiology*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002972:Cleft Palate / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D007802:Language; D010700:Phonetics