Chloë Marshall|Heather K. J. van der Lely
Effects of Word Position and Stress on Onset Cluster Production: Evidence from Typical Development, Specific Language Impairment, and Dyslexia
University of London|University College London|University of London|University College London
children specific language impairment sli dyslexia phonological deficits claimed cause language literacy impairments responsible overlap two disorders little known however phonological grammar children sli dyslexia indeed whether show differences phonological development designed nonword repetition task investigate impact word position stress production accuracy onset clusters compared performance children sli dyslexia sli dyslexia mean age eleven three groups typically developing children aged five seven nine analysis cluster production accuracy revealed three clinical groups made significantly errors wordmedial clusters compared wordinitial clusters unstressed clusters difficult stressed clusters two dyslexic groups slionly group none groups typically developing children showed effect word position stress cluster accuracy groups however created new clusters significantly frequently initial medial positions results indicate difference phonological grammar children sli dyslexia could potentially shed light relationship two disorders furthermore indicate structural position stress developmentally independent elements phonological representations