In facilitating context, what does the example with a velar nasal leading to a velar stop illustrate?

• A. The facilitating context led to producing a velar stop
• B. The client produced the sound in isolation
• C. The context had no effect
• D. The client produced a nasal instead

Answer: (A)

Facilitating context uses surrounding sounds to help a child produce a target sound more accurately. In this example, the context helps move the articulation from a velar nasal toward a velar stop. That shows the context is aiding the motor plan for a stop at the velum, producing the intended feature (complete closure for a stop) rather than a nasal emission. The result demonstrates that contextual cues can shift production toward the desired sound. The other options don’t fit because the example isn’t about isolation, the context did have an effect, and the outcome wasn’t a nasal.