The Grammar of Typically Developing Oromo-Speaking 3-Year-Olds

Autor/inn/en	Fantu, Samson; Meyer, Ronny
Titel	The Grammar of Typically Developing Oromo-Speaking 3-Year-Olds
Quelle	In: First Language, 43 (2023) 6, S.593-610 (18 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Fantu, Samson) ORCID (Meyer, Ronny)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0142-7237
DOI	10.1177/01427237231186336
Schlagwörter	Accuracy; Grammar; Afro Asiatic Languages; Language Acquisition; Foreign Countries; Preschool Children; Pictorial Stimuli; Task Analysis; Monolingualism; Error Analysis (Language); Language Tests; Native Language; Ethiopia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Grammatik; Sprachaneignung; Spracherwerb; Ausland; Pre-school age; Preschool age; Child; Children; Pre-school education; Preschool education; Vorschulalter; Kind; Kinder; Vorschulkind; Vorschulkinder; Vorschulerziehung; Vorschule; Fantasieanregung; Aufgabenanalyse; Error analysis; Language; Fehleranalyse; Language test; Sprachtest; Äthiopien
Abstract	This study investigates the grammatical skills of typically developing Oromo-speaking preschool-age children and lays the foundation for a language assessment tool for Oromo, a Cushitic language spoken in Ethiopia. The current study used a standard picture-based elicitation task that evaluated children's accuracy in producing grammatical utterances. Language samples were collected from 44 monolingual 3- to 4-year-old Oromo children with typical language development. The percentage of grammatical utterances (PGU) was computed and error types were analyzed. The average level of grammatical accuracy as measured by PGU was 69%, with a large amount of variability. The data for Oromo 3-year-olds showed a variety of infrequent error types. The results of the study provide crucial foundational knowledge on grammatical development in Oromo, which could form the basis of future language assessments and diagnostic materials. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01