Phonology


Phonology is to do with sounds. It describes the way sounds function within a language or across languages to encode meaning into words. Phonology is to do with the system of language rather than the act of speech.


What children may find difficult to say:


Some children of different ages may have difficulties pronouncing specific words or sounds due to their age or just being less confident speakers than others. 'S' and 'Z' may be difficult for some children to pronounce especially if they have a lisp. The 'sha' sound in some words like 'especially' may also be difficult for children to say. Children learn sounds that use little thought or effort to pronounce earlier on for example 'P' and 'K' however sounds that use different areas of their voice at once to create a word may be more complicated and take longer for children to learn eg. 'that'. Words like 'juice' that require similar sounds from other letters like 'd' in the 'ju' part may also cause difficulties for children to learn.