Development of Ojibwe (Anishinaabemowin) speech phase 1 : developing a word list to evaluate speech development ...

• Main Author: Kidd, Anne-Marie Elizabeth
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: University of British Columbia 2014
• Subjects: anishina*; First Nations
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.14288/1.0165556; https://doi.library.ubc.ca/10.14288/1.0165556

First Nations children across Canada and the United States run the risk of being over-diagnosed or misdiagnosed for speech and/or language disorders due in part to a lack of knowledge about the culturally and linguistically relevant speech and language patterns of First Nations communities (Ball,Bernhardt, & Deby, 2007). Some children may speak a dialect of Ojibwe or a First Nations English Dialect influenced by Ojibwe and thus, speech-language pathologists (SLPs) and other educators need to ensure that each child receives linguistically and culturally suitable service. There are no linguistically and culturally relevant tools to assist in assessment and treatment of speech difficulties in Ojibwe-speaking children. This paper provides the first phase in the creation of a tool for speech (phonological) analysis of single-word elicitations from children for the Odawa dialect of Ojibwe. The tool is built on nonlinear phonology, whereby all aspects of the phonological system are represented in a multi-tiered ...