Describing the Spoken Language Skills of Typically Developing Afrikaans-Speaking Children Using Language Sample Analysis: A Pilot Study.
Petria LiebenbergJeannie Van Der LindeIsabella SchimperFebe de WetMarien Alet GrahamJuan BornmanPublished in: Language, speech, and hearing services in schools (2023)
The study concluded that a 30-min interaction segment provides a representative language sample for Afrikaans-speaking children who are between 3;6 and 9;6. It provides promising preliminary developmental data and clinical guidelines, confirming the potential of language sample analysis (LSA) as a reliable component of language assessment in Afrikaans.