Developmental Speech Disorders (DSD) Exam 2 Practice

In Robbie’s sample, which phonetic form corresponds to the word for ‘daddy’?

[mɪmi] [dæ.i] [ta] [beɪbi]

Correct Answer:

[dæ.i]

Explanation:

The form [dæ.i] best matches the word for “daddy” because it reflects a two-syllable shape with a starting d sound and a front-vowel pattern typical of how a young child says dad-like words. The first syllable uses /d/ + /æ/ (the short “a” as in dad), and the second syllable uses /i/ (the “ee” sound), capturing the common child simplification of saying something like da-dee or da-ee for daddy. The other options correspond to different words or single-syllable forms: [mɪmi] would be mommy/mama, [ta] is a single syllable not matching the two-syllable daddy, and [beɪbi] is baby.

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