Olive (4;5 years) is a monolingual English-speaking girl. She has a moderate-severe phonological impairment characterized by various phonological processes including cluster reduction. Olive has no knowledge of word-initial consonant clusters. You decide to use a complexity approach to target selection and prioritize true consonant clusters with small sonority difference scores. Which of the following consonant clusters reflects that priority?

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The Answer of Olive (4;5 years) is a monolingual English-speaking girl. She has a moderate-severe phonological impairment characterized by various phonological processes including cluster reduction. Olive has no knowledge of word-initial consonant clusters. You decide to use a complexity approach to target selection and prioritize true consonant clusters with small sonority difference scores. Which of the following consonant clusters reflects that priority?

Olive (4;5 Years) Is a Monolingual English-Speaking Girl