The following words are from the lexicons of two children ages one year six months (1;6) and two (2;0) years old. Compare the pronunciation of the words to adult pronunciation. Restrict yourself to the consonants at the end of the words.
Note: These are real examples – don’t expect to be able to find a set of rules that covers every single aspect of them without exception. If you do find exceptions to your rules, please comment on them.
Child 1 (1;6)
soap [doʊp]
bib [bɛ]
feet [bit]
slide [daɪ]
sock [kak]
dog [da]
goose [gos]
cheese [tʃis]
dish [dɪtʃ]
shoes [dus]
Child 2 (2;0)
light [waɪt]
bead [biː]
sock [sʌk]
pig [pɛk]
geese [gis]
cheese [tis]
fish [fɪs]
biz [bɪs]
sheep [ʃip]
bib [bɪp]
