Die verwerwing van Afrikaanse foneme deur kinders van 24–72 maande

Abstract

The acquisition of Afrikaans phonemes in children aged 24-72 months Purpose and aims of the study: The primary aim of this study was to determine and describe the ages of acquisition of the various Afrikaans phonemes according to the theoretical framework of 75% correct production by children aged 24–72 months. The phonemes studied included all Afrikaans vowels (monophthongs and diphthongs), single consonants, and consonant clusters. The sub­aim of the study was to determine if there were any differences between male and female participants for all age groups of the study regarding the ages of acquisition of phonemes. After the researcher had conducted an extensive and comprehensive literature review, it was discovered that only limited data are currently available about the acquisition of Afrikaans phonemes. Information that was available regarding the acquisition of Afrikaans phonemes, before the current study was conducted, was published over 40 years ago and did not cover phoneme Overall, all Afrikaans phonemes are acquired by the age of five years. In general, females seem to acquire Afrikaans consonants and consonant clusters earlier than males while no statistically significant differences were noted in the production of vowels.