Date of Award
11-30-2018
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Communication Disorders, MCD
First Advisor
Amy Shollenbarger
Committee Members
Arianne Pait; Joy Good
Call Number
LD 251 .A566t 2018 N63
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to compare first grade African American English (AAE) and Mainstream American English (MAE) speakers’ spellings of final consonant clusters in Consonant-Vowel-Consonant-Consonant (CVCC) words. Sixteen first graders participated in the study. The research questions under examination were: (a) Does dialect impact participants when spelling final consonant clusters in CVCC words?, (b) Does cluster type impact spelling final consonant clusters in CVCC words?, and (c) Do spellings differ based on various stimulus presentations? Nonparametric log-linear analyses were used to answer the research questions. For the experimental CVCC words, there was a significant interaction between group, task, and response type for the tasks. The AAE group reduced the cluster significantly more than the MAE group across all tasks. Both groups reduced a component of the cluster when the cluster contained a sonorant. The results revealed that dialect, task, and response type should be considered when teaching spelling.
Rights Management
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Recommended Citation
Nodine, Travis M., "An Examination of the Impact of Dialect on First Graders’ Reductions of Final Consonant Clusters in Spelling" (2018). Student Theses and Dissertations. 478.
https://arch.astate.edu/all-etd/478
