Orthographic omissions in final codas of words in children's writing

phonological and morphological aspects

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https://doi.org/10.21165/el.v54i2.3887

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This study investigated, in the writing of children from 1st to 3rd grade of Elementary School, the relationship between (i) orthographic omissions in the context of final word codas and (ii) presence/absence of morphological features (such as plural and infinitive verb markers) in that syllabic position. Omissions related to codas that are both morphological and phonological predominated over those related to codas that are only phonological. This predominance suggests writing that is strongly anchored in characteristics of informal speech, where verbal and nominal agreements are scarcely present – a form of writing somewhat distant from the one to be developed in the school context, based on orthographic conventions. Thus, topics related to the intersection between phonology, morphology and those conventions should be emphasized in the pedagogical work with writing in Elementary School.

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Marciel Antonio Alves da Silva, State University of São Paulo

Postgraduate Student in Health Sciences and Human Communication

Lourenço Chacon, State University of São Paulo

Postgraduate Program in Health Sciences and Human Communication

Published

2026-02-27

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Silva, M. A. A. da, & Chacon, L. (2026). Orthographic omissions in final codas of words in children’s writing: phonological and morphological aspects. Estudos Linguísticos (São Paulo. 1978), 54(2), 547–563. https://doi.org/10.21165/el.v54i2.3887

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