PhonBank/Matlhaku

PhonBank Setswana Matlhaku Corpus # PhonBank Setswana Matlhaku Corpus ## Quick Links - **DOI**: 10.21415/98C0-2Z80 - **TalkBank Page**: PhonBank Setswana Matlhaku… - **Browsable Transcripts**: sla.talkbank.org - **Corpus Download (Phon/CHAT data)**: talkbank.org - **Media Folder**: media.talkbank.org --- Keneilwe Matlhaku African Languages and Literature University of Botswana maswabik@ub.ac.bw --- - Participants: 3 - Type of Study: naturalistic - Location: Botswana - Media type: audio - DOI: doi:10.21415/98C0-2Z80 ### Browsable transcripts ### Phon and CHAT data ### Link to media folder ### Citation Information Matlhaku, Keneilwe (2023). Phonological and phonetic factors affecting the early consonantal development in Setswana. Ph.D. Dissertation. Memorial University of Newfoundland. In accordance with CHILDES rules, any use of data from this corpus must be accompanied by at least one of the above references. | Participant | Name | Age Range | Number of Sessions | Sex | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | B | 3;02.22 – 3;06.05 | 10 | M | | | T | 2;05-03 – 2;08.15 | 12 | F | | | W | 1;10.18 – 2;02.02 | 11 | M | | ### Project Description This study documents three child learners of Setswana; particularly, the SeKwena dialect. All child participants were monolingual language learners, with Setwana as their only native language, in line with the linguistic profiles of their caregivers. B was audio recorded from ages 3;02.22 to 3;06.05. T was recorded from ages 2;05-03 to 2;08.15. W was recorded from ages 1;10.18 to 2;02.02. As a condition for the children to participate in the study, caregivers completed a questionnaire to ensure that all children had perceptual knowledge of basic Setswana words. The investigator verified that all children were typically developing and healthy, and had no history of vision or hearing prob …