Phonological Processes in Younger and Older Telugu-Tamil Speaking Bilingual Children.
Bilingual children pose challenges for speech-language pathologists due to the interaction of their language systems. Research shows potential consonant errors in phonological development. It is crucial to understand the phonological characteristics of their languages (Telugu and Tamil) and the impa...
| Publicado en: | Journal of Monolingual & Bilingual Speech (JMBS) Vol. 7; no. 2; pp. 215 - 234 |
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University of Toronto Press
Jul2026
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