Table 2.
Percent occurrence of phonological processes affecting consonants.
| Phonological process | Opportunities for occurrence | Percent occurrence |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Speaker A (age = 37 y, TSE = 7 y), % | Speaker B (age = 39 y, TSE = 3 mos), % | ||
| Vocalization | 34 | 32.4 | 52.9 |
| Cluster reduction | 84 | 15.5 | 15.5 |
| Final consonant devoicing | 54 | 10.7 | 28.6 |
| Final consonant deletion | 111 | 4.5 | 12.6 |
| Stopping | 101 | 4.0 | 11.9 |
| Gliding | 36 | 0.0 | 13.9 |
| Prevocalic voicing | 53 | 0.0 | 3.8 |
| Epenthesis | 138 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Average | 7.88 | 17.4 | |
Note. TSE = time speaking English.