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بررسی سن اکتساب همخوان‌ها در کودکان ترکی‍ آذری زبان ۳ تا ۵ ساله شهر تبریز

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Objectives: Studies on normal acquisition of speech sounds are essential for assessment and treatment planning Speech Sounds Disorder (SSD). To date study on speech sounds acquisition for Azari Turkish language is not available. This study aimed to investigate age of acquisition of Azari Turkish consonants and the percentage of consonant correct (PCC) in 3-5 Azari Turkish-speaking children in Tabriz. Methods: In This descriptive-analytical, cross-sectional and comparative study that was done with convenient sampling method in Tabriz city, 120 Azari Turkish speaking children aged 3-5 years old were included. A reasercher developed test was used to elicit the consonants in initial and final positions and the vowels in middle position of the words. Agreement percentage, U-Mann Whitney and Kruskal-Walis statistical tests were used for data analysis. All of Statistical analysis was performed with SPSS (version: 23). Results: Findings showed that all consonants were emerged by age 3;6 and were acquired by age 5;0. Children were mastered in production of all consonants except /d, dz, ts, , / by age 5;0. The investigation of consonants acquisition age in different position revealed that all consonants were emerged by age 4;6 and were acquired by age 5:0 in two initial and final positions. Children were mastered in production of all consonants except // in each initial and final position by age 5;0. Children produced 93.33 of consonants correct up to 5;0 years. Girls have better perfprmance on consonant production than boys, but this difference is not significant. Conclusion: Findings of this study provide useful information for Speech and Language Pathologists about acquisition age of consonants and percentage of consonant correct to assessment and determining of treatment goals in Azari Turkish speaking children. Key words: Azari Turkish language, age of acquisition, consonant, vowel, percentage of consonants correct.

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