COMMUNICATIVE ACTS AND PHONOLOGICAL PROCESSES OF MALE CHILDREN AT FREE PLAY

Fuji Faye Dianne Pastor(1), Rowanne Marie Maxilom -Mangompit(2*)

(1) University of San Carlos
(2) Cebu Technological University
(*) Corresponding Author

Abstract

This study was conducted to explain the communicative acts and phonological

processes of Cebuano-English speaking children in interacting with their parent during

free play, using video-tape recorder. It is a qualitative and quantitative method of the 4 male Cebuano- English speaking children aged 4 years old residing in Palompon, Leyte. The research result showed that the most occurring communicative acts were obliging and

control acts. Also the most dominant phonological processes of children were stopping,

consonant cluster reduction, and gliding.

Keywords: communicative acts, phonological processes, play

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