The Acquisition of Clicks by Xhosa-Speaking Children
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2016-08-23
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Per Linguam
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University of Stellenbosch University
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University of Cape Town
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The article deals with the order of emergence of click consonants and the nature of click inventory. It reveals the course of development and differentiation of a phonological repertoire of a type different from those studied in depth to date.
The sample consists of 10 children, three males and seven females between 1;0 and 3 years old. The study shows ample evidence of the extensive use of question and prompting routines directed at these Xhosa- speaking children and explains why these children learn these clicks so early despite how marked they are.
Results describe the order of acquisition; the appearance of all basic clicks; the tempo between1;7and 2;0 years; the period of occurrence of a spurt; and the development of voiceless to voiced and nasalized clicks.
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Gxilishe, S., 2011. The acquisition of clicks by Xhosa-speaking children. Per Linguam, 20(2).