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Mar 2, 2017 · The Venn diagram below shows how Spanish and English share almost all of the same phonological processes. The two differences relate to English not possessing a trilled /r/ and Spanish not containing vowels normally neutralized in vocalization. Image courtesy of Bilinguistics.
- Scott Prath
- 2017
The types of phonological processes are almost identical in both Spanish and English. They are not suppressed at the same ages in English and Spanish. There is one process that causes us the most problems with diagnostics (wicked, wicked FCD!)
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General Articulation Variances Between English and Spanish: Consonants: There are many differences between the consonants in English and Spanish. There are 15 phonemes that occur in both languages – 5 that occur in Spanish only, and 9 that occur in English only. Here are a few examples.
Perhaps the greatest difference between English and Spanish is that Spanish has only five vowel sounds while English has more than 14, depending on regional dialects. This is the reason Spanish speakers have difficulty differentiating between vowel phonemes in words like seat and sit.
Typical phonological analyses of Spanish consider the consonants /b/, /d/, and /ɡ/ the underlying phonemes and their corresponding approximants [β], [ð], and [ɣ] allophonic and derivable by phonological rules.
Phonological processes exist in both Spanish and English but have different age expectations. Check out the ebook linked in the image at the top of the post ( https://bilinguistics.com/catalog/products/developmental-speech-language-norms-spanish-english/ ).
