Document Type
Thesis
Degree
Master of Science (MS)
Major/Program
Speech-Language Pathology
First Advisor's Name
Lemmietta McNeilly
First Advisor's Committee Title
Committee Chair
Second Advisor's Name
Mehmet Yavas
Third Advisor's Name
Alfredo Ardila
Date of Defense
11-23-2004
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to gather normative data regarding the phonological system of bilingual Creole-English children ages three and five and to compare performance to norms for English speaking children. The forty participants lived in Miami and represented low socio-economic groups.
Participants were assessed using the Goldman-Fristoe Test of Articulation-2 and a Haitian Creole Picture Naming Assessment. The results indicated that the percentage of correct phonemes in Creole (M=91.6) were not significantly different when compared to the correct production of the same phonemes in English (M=92.8). Further analysis revealed that the accuracy of all phonemes was higher for the five-year (M= 90.8) as compared to the three-year-olds (M= 85) in Creole. In English, the five-year-olds performed better than the three-year-olds participants.
These findings revealed patterns of phonological development in bilingual Creole/English Children similar to patterns reported in other bilingual children. This information is essential in the evaluation and treatment of this population.
Identifier
FI14050464
Recommended Citation
Beaubrun, Carolyn F., "The phonological analysis of bilingual Creole/English children living in South Florida" (2004). FIU Electronic Theses and Dissertations. 1470.
https://digitalcommons.fiu.edu/etd/1470
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