《Fairy Tales Without Final Consonants》, which is different from existing fairy tales in that it consists of sentences made up entirely of words without final consonants, has many implications for children's language development.
This is because, among the types of sounds that children acquire, the ones that are acquired first and show the greatest frequency are those made up of the structure of 'consonant + vowel'.
The 'consonant + vowel' sound unit, which begins from the so-called babbling stage, is one of the most common sound units that appears with the highest frequency even in the stage of speech consisting of one or two words.
Therefore, a sound unit made up of 'consonant + vowel' is much easier to learn than a sound unit with a final consonant, that is, a sound unit made up of a 'consonant + vowel + consonant' structure.
In light of these linguistic facts, "Fairy Tales Without Support" is a book that can be used without much burden by parents when reading to their children or when children are trying to learn letters and read on their own.
I think this could be an excellent learning tool, especially for children who have difficulty learning vocabulary cards without specific context, or who have difficulty deciphering and pronouncing letters with final consonants.
[Linguist/Professor Kang Hee-sook, Department of Korean Language and Literature]