African languages, linguistics, child speech and speech pathology – the connection
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2011
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Per Linguam
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Stellenbosch University
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University of Cape Town
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This article deals with the need for the incorporation of the study of child language in the field of African Linguistics. It gives an overview of some of the studies conducted in the area of acquisition of Xhosa with a view to developing norms for the development of Xhosa amongst monolingual Xhosa-speaking children. This is useful in the diagnosis of speech and language disorders using criterion referenced measures. The developmental data may be used in the development of culturally appropriate standardised assessment measures: which are severely lacking for the indigenous languages of South Africa.
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Gxilishe, S., 2011. African languages, linguistics, child speech and speech pathology–the connection. Per Linguam, 24(2).