Phonology

![CDATA[Languages are made up of speech sound systems governed by rules; that is, phonology. In this chapter, you will become more aware of the implicit phonological knowledge that you learnt (effortlessly and without explicit instruction) before you started school. You will be introduced to four interesting case studies with different levels of phonological skill. You will explore theoretical concepts central to understanding of phonology, identify major milestones in typical phonological acquisition and discover how the speech samples for the four clinical cases could be analysed. You will also learn about factors influencing phonological acquisition and use, as well as phonological difficulties associated with a range of different clinical populations. Finally, you will learn about strategies that communication partners (including family members and health and education professionals) can use with children and adults who struggle with using phonology. This chapter builds on and extends your understanding of phonetics—the articulation of speech sounds.]]