Language StudiesLinguisticsSpeech-language PathologyArticulation DisordersPediatric Speech-language PathologyPhoneticsArticulatory PhoneticsCleft Palate AnatomyConsonant PhoneticsManner Of ArticulationPhonetic TranscriptionSpeech Sound ProductionArticulationConsonantal ArticulationNarrow TranscriptionSpeech Articulation DisordersSpeech RemediationSpeech-language RemediationVelopharyngeal AnatomyVelopharyngeal Incompetence
These articulatory characteristics have not been previously reported in the literature. The study describes three compensatory articulations—pharyngeal stop, mid‑dorsum palatal stop, and posterior nasal fricative—in speakers with cleft palate and velopharyngeal inadequacy. Radiographic and perceptual analyses define the deviant place of production for each compensatory articulation, compare their features with glottal stop and pharyngeal fricative, and distinguish their use as replacements versus aberrant co‑articulations with target phonemes. Phonetic symbols for narrow transcription are provided, and implications for speech remediation are discussed.
Three types of compensatory articulation used by speakers with cleft palate and velopharyngeal inadequacy are described: the pharyngeal stop, the mid-dorsum palatal stop, and the posterior nasal fricative. These articulatory characteristics have not been previously reported in the literature. Each is defined radiographically to depict deviant place of production. Each is also described in terms of perceptually distinct speech characteristics. Production features of these articulatory compensations are contrasted and compared with those of the glottal stop and pharyngeal fricative. The use of compensatory articulation as replacements for target phonemes is distinguished from their occurrence as aberrant co-articulations with target phonemes. Additionally, phonetic symbols for use in narrow phonetic transcription are presented, and implications for speech remediation are discussed.