Studies in Linguistics and Language Education
Volume 2, Numéro 1, Pages 155-168
2026-06-30

Phonological Process Patterns In Children With Phonological Disorder: A Psycholinguistic Perspective



Authors : Ahaya Sri Meiti Anggraini . Pakaya Usman .

Abstract

This study examines the phonological processes produced by two seven-year-old children with phonological disorder, interpreted from a psycholinguistic perspective. The purpose of this research was to identify the types of phonological processes used by the two participants and to explain the differences in their speech production patterns. This study employed a qualitative case study design. Data were obtained through speech elicitation tasks and recordings of the participants' word productions, which were transcribed phonetically and analyzed using Ingram's (1976) phonological process framework. The findings revealed that both participants demonstrated systematic phonological simplification strategies, but the patterns differed between them. Participant 1 predominantly produced substitution processes, particularly stopping and gliding, indicating that the child generally maintained the syllable structure of words while replacing more complex phonemes with simpler sounds. Participant 2 produced phonological processes primarily related to syllable structure modification, including cluster reduction, final consonant deletion, syllable reduction, and initial syllable deletion. From a psycholinguistic perspective informed by Stackhouse and Wells' (1997) processing framework and Levelt's (1989) model of speech production, these differing patterns suggest that phonological difficulty may originate at different levels of the speech production system phonemic representation for Participant 1, and phonological planning/sequencing for Participant 2. Given the case-study design and limited sample, these interpretations are offered as hypotheses for further investigation rather than generalizable conclusions. The study underscores the heterogeneous nature of phonological disorder and the value of phonological process analysis for informing individualized assessment and intervention.

Keywords

Phonological Process ; Phonological Disorder ; Psycholinguistics ; Speech Production ; Children's Phonological Development

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