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Hebrew Alphabet

DEVELOPMENTAL NORMS FOR SPEECH

Age Sounds
3;0 /p, b, m, n, j, f, x/
3;6 /k, l/
4;0 /t, g/

5;0 /d/
After 5;0 /s, ʃ, h, v, z/

(Ben‐David & Berman, 2007; Lavie, 1978)

PHONOLOGY AND PHONOTACTICS

Patterns of Native Language Influence: E x a m p l e :
Replacement of voiceless th (θ) with /t/ or thumb – tum
/s/ in all positions mouth – mous
Replacement of voiced th (θ) with /d/ or /z/ they – dey
in all positions
Stress is usually on the ultimate or uniVERsity – universiTY
penultimate syllable in Hebrew. There is
more variability in English.
Distortion of /ɹ/ distorted in all positions
Confusion with /v/ and /w/ vacuum – wacuum
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wax ‐ vax
Omission of initial glottal consonant helping – elping
No long/short vowel discrimination ship – sheep (or the other way
around)
(Ben‐David & Berman, 2007; Lavie, 1978)

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