2 papers
cs.CL2025
Feature-based analysis of oral narratives from Afrikaans and isiXhosa children
Emma Sharratt, Annelien Smith, Retief Louw +3
Oral narrative skills are strong predictors of later literacy development. This study examines the features of oral narratives from children who were identified by experts as requi…
eess.AS2025
Speech Recognition for Automatically Assessing Afrikaans and isiXhosa Preschool Oral Narratives
Christiaan Jacobs, Annelien Smith, Daleen Klop +3
We develop automatic speech recognition (ASR) systems for stories told by Afrikaans and isiXhosa preschool children. Oral narratives provide a way to assess children's language dev…