C H I L D E S Filler Characteristics

Characteristics of fillers at different stages of language acquisition:


 

Phonological

Functional

Morphological

Production

Premorphology

Full syllable


 Limited set of vowels


 No/ few consonants

Prosodic extender


 Not lexically selective

                ---- Phonological extension of item it is attached to

Protomorphology

 Some match to set of morphemes in this position

Rhythmic placeholder


 Lexically selective


 Idiosyncratic

Morphological place holder


 May be amalgamated

 Variable and effortful

Full morphemes

 Match target within articulatory ability Approaching adult

Split into subclasses


 Systematic

 Becoming automatized