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Kral, K., Streicher, B., Junge, I. and Lang-Roth, R. (2014). Phonological development in children with cochlear implant(s). HNO, 62 (5). S. 367 - 373. NEW YORK: SPRINGER. ISSN 1433-0458

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DOI:10.1007/s00106-013-2832-y

Abstract

Normal-hearing children show signs of various phonological processes during language development. These processes represent simplifications of articulation, which are overcome at different time points. For the German language, there are currently no reliable data regarding whether these developmental stages also apply to deaf children with cochlear implants (CI). Phonological development in deaf children with CI was examined and evaluated with the PLAKSS (Psycholinguistischen Analyse kindlicher Sprechstorungen). The results of this analysis (time of test 1 = T1, n = 33) were compared to those of a PLAKSS diagnostic evaluation performed 1 year previously (time of test 0 = T0, n = 31). At T1, 76 % of the whole group showed a phonological development that did not correspond to their hearing age (as measured from the time of the first CI implantation). The most frequently observed phonological processes were the reduction of consonant clusters and fronting. However, 83 % of the group had fewer phonological processes inappropriate to their hearing age at T1 than they did at T0. The phonological development of children with CI is not equivalent to their hearing age and is structured differently to that of normal-hearing children.

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Creators	Email	ORCID	ORCID Put Code
Kral, K.	UNSPECIFIED	UNSPECIFIED	UNSPECIFIED
Streicher, B.	UNSPECIFIED	UNSPECIFIED	UNSPECIFIED
Junge, I.	UNSPECIFIED	UNSPECIFIED	UNSPECIFIED
Lang-Roth, R.	UNSPECIFIED	UNSPECIFIED	UNSPECIFIED