CONSONANT GROUPS AS AN ISSUE IN SPEECH THERAPY
A characteristic feature of the phono-tactic system of the Polish and Russian languages are consonant groups. The number of such combinations and their frequency in Polish is higher than in other Slavic languages. Children acquiring the language have a problem in mastering the proper pronunciation of consonant clusters. People with various types of speech and pronunciation impairments have particular problems in their realisation. This article presents basic issues related to consonant groups from the perspective of speech therapy and onto-linguistics.