Bilingual Phonemic Inventory: Phoneme Record

Shawn Ford
SLS 470
Final Project
Spring 2001

Daily Phonemic Record

Hannah’s Phonemic Record: Day 1
Date: 3/29/01
Age: 11;24
Time: 9:45- 10:45 a.m. and 5:00- 5:30 p.m.
Setting: Family’s house in Japan. After breakfast and before dinner. TV on. Hannah and me only. English and Japanese spoken.
Phonemes Observed:

Notes:
Not recorded. Most all of her utterances occurred as she pointed and looked at objects. Most productive when looking at plants. Her speech was unsolicited. Only two noticeable words. Babbling sounded like English.

Hannah’s Phonemic Record: Day 2
Date: 3/30/01
Age: 11;25
Time: 11:00- 11:30 a.m. and 5:00- 5:30 p.m.
Setting: Family’s house in Japan. Before lunch and evening after dinner. TV on. Hannah, Akiko (mother), Okaasan (grandmother), and me. English and Japanese spoken.
Phonemes Observed:

Notes:
Not recorded. Most utterances occurred around the living room table while playing with her toys. Her speech was unsolicited. Only one noticeable word. Babbling sounded like mixture of English and Japanese.

Hannah’s Phonemic Record: Day 3
Date: 3/31/01
Age: 11;26
Time: 12:15- 12:45 p.m. and 9:30- 10:00 p.m.
Setting: Family’s house in Japan. Before lunch; playing with toys and folding laundry; TV on; Hannah, Akiko, Okaasan, and me; mostly Japanese and some English spoken. Then after dinner, eating dessert; playing around the living room table; TV on; Hannah, Akiko, Okaasan, Ryouhei (uncle), Masami (auntie), and me; mostly Japanese and some English spoken.
Phonemes Observed:

Notes:
Not recorded. Very excited while folding clothes and playing with dolls. Later, very productive while playing with Ryouhei and Masami. Babbling sounded like mixture of English and Japanese.

Hannah’s Phonemic Record: Day 4
Date: 4/01/01
Age: 11;27
Time: 9:00- 9:30 a.m. and 5:00- 5:30 p.m.
Setting: Family’s house in Japan. After breakfast; Okaasan cleaning house; playing with toys; TV on; Hannah, Akiko, Okaasan, and me; English and Japanese spoken. Then before dinner; drinking tea and eating cake; right after playing outside; Hannah, Akiko, Okaasan, Masami, and me; mostly Japanese and some English spoken.
Phonemes Observed:

Notes:
Not recorded. Very excited and productive while Okaasan was vacuuming and later while she was eating cake. Babbling sounded like mixture of English and Japanese.

Hannah’s Phonemic Record: Day 5
Date: 4/02/01
Age: 11;28
Time: 11:00- 11:30 a.m. and 4:15- 4:45 p.m.
Setting: Family’s house in Japan. Before lunch; playing with laundry basket and carpet cleaner; TV on; Hannah, Akiko, Okaasan, and me; English and Japanese spoken. Later that afternoon, on train heading for airport; Hannah, Akiko, and me; mostly English and some Japanese spoken.
Phonemes Observed:

Notes:
Not recorded. Most productive while playing with carpet cleaner. On train, very few utterances. Babbling sounded more like English today; lots of different consonant clusters.

Hannah’s Phonemic Record: Day 6
Date: 4/03/01
Age: 11;29
Time: various times throughout the day
Setting: At home in Hawaii. Before breakfast at around 8 a.m.; Japanese talk radio on; Hannah, Akiko, and me; English and Japanese spoken. Again at around 3 p.m. before nap; playing with toys; Hannah, Akiko, and me; English and Japanese spoken. Later at around 8 p.m. after dinner; playing around dinner table; Japanese TV on; Hannah, Akiko, Dan (roommate), and me; mostly Japanese and some English spoken.
Phonemes Observed:

Notes:
Not recorded. Most excited and productive in the evening when Dan home, playing with him around the table. Babbling sounded like mixture of English and Japanese.

Hannah’s Phonemic Record: Day 7
Date: 4/04/01
Age: 11;30
Time: various times throughout the afternoon and evening
Setting: At home in Hawaii. In afternoon at around 3:30 p.m. after nap; eating crackers and drinking water; Japanese nursery rhymes on stereo; Hannah, Akiko, and me; English spoken and Japanese spoken and sung. Later at around 7:30 p.m. before dinner; Akiko cooking, Hannah playing with car-walker, me observing and talking; Japanese TV on; English and Japanese spoken. Again at around 9:30 p.m. right after bath; changing clothes; Akiko, Hannah, and me; English and Japanese spoken.
Phonemes Observed:

Notes:
Some observances recorded. Lots of consonant clusters today. Not a very productive day. Seemed tired (jet lag?). Most productive in evening while playing with car walker. Babbling sounded like mixture of English and Japanese.

Hannah’s Phonemic Record: Day 8
Date: 4/05/01- Hannah’s birthday
Age: 12;0
Time: various times throughout the day
Setting: At home in Hawaii. At 8:00 a.m. during and after breakfast; giving her presents, opening packages; English TV on; Hannah, Akiko, and me; English and Japanese spoken. Later at around 11:30 a.m.; Hannah playing with toys, Akiko watching Japanese video, and me eating lunch; English and Japanese spoken. Again at around 5:30 p.m.; Hannah playing around the house and watching English TV, Akiko taking shower, and me home from work for short break; English spoken only.
Phonemes Observed:

Notes:
Some observances recorded. Pretty active day. Most productive while opening presents. Fairly productive while watching TV later. Babbling sounded more English today.

Hannah’s Phonemic Record: Day 9
Date: 4/06/01
Age: 12;1
Time: various times throughout the day
Setting: At home in Hawaii. In the morning around 9:00 a.m. after breakfast; Hannah playing with toys, Akiko vacuuming house, me playing with Hannah; Japanese radio on; mostly English and some Japanese spoken. Later around 2:00 p.m. after going to the store; Hannah playing around the house, Akiko and me putting away groceries and other things; mostly English and some Japanese spoken. Later at 7:00 p.m. when Dan came home; Hannah playing with toys in living room, Akiko cooking, me playing with Hannah; Japanese TV on; mostly Japanese and some English spoken. Again around 9:00 p.m. during Hannah’s bath; Akiko bathing Hannah and me in the bath playing with Hannah; English and Japanese spoken.
Phonemes Observed:

Notes:
No observances recorded. Very active while Akiko vacuuming house, after coming home from shopping, and when Dan home. Babbling sounded more English today.

Hannah’s Phonemic Record: Day 10
Date: 4/07/01
Age: 12;2
Time: 9:00- 10:00 a.m.
Setting: At home in Hawaii. In the morning during and after breakfast; Hannah and me by ourselves; Hannah’s eating and playing with her toys; I’m feeding her, washing dishes, and playing with her; English TV on; mostly English and some Japanese spoken.
Phonemes Observed:

Notes:
Some observances recorded. Hannah and me at home by ourselves today. Most productive while washing dishes and later while playing with her. Babbling sounded like mixture of English and Japanese today.

Hannah’s Phonemic Record: Day 11
Date: 4/08/01
Age: 12;3
Time: 10:00- 11:00 a.m.
Setting: At home in Hawaii. In the morning after Hannah’s morning nap; Hannah drinking her formula and playing around the house; me feeding her, washing up, doing the laundry, and playing with her; English TV on; mostly English and some Japanese spoken.
Phonemes Observed:

Notes:
No observances recorded. Hannah and me at home by ourselves today. Most utterances produced while feeding her and doing the laundry. Very excited while hanging clothes. Babbling sounded like mixture of English and Japanese today.

Hannah’s Phonemic Record: Day 12
Date: 4/09/01
Age: 12;4
Time: various times throughout the afternoon
Setting: At home in Hawaii. In afternoon around 2:00 p.m. after coming home from work; Hannah playing with Akiko and me in the living room; Japanese nursery rhymes on the stereo; mostly Japanese and some English spoken. Later at around 4:30 p.m. after coming home from shopping together; Hannah just waking up and drinking formula;
Hannah playing with box in the living room, Akiko putting things away, and me putting groceries away; English and Japanese spoken. Again at around 10:30 p.m. in the bedroom; Akiko trying to get Hannah to sleep but Hannah playing on the bed and running around room; me on the computer; English news on TV; mostly English and some Japanese spoken.
Phonemes Observed:

Notes:
Some observances recorded. Very active today, especially while listening to nursery rhymes, playing with box, and before bedtime. Babbling sounded like English today.

Hannah’s Phonemic Record: Day 13
Date: 4/10/01
Age: 12;5
Time: various times throughout the day
Setting: At home in Hawaii. In the morning around 8:00 a.m. after breakfast; getting ready to go to Hannah’s doctor visit; dressing her and talking about the doctor; Akiko and me getting ourselves ready to go also; English TV on; English and Japanese spoken. Later around 4:30 p.m. after coming home from shopping together; Akiko changing
Hannah’s diaper then giving her formula, and me putting away groceries and straightening Hannah’s toys; then playing together; English and Japanese spoken.
Phonemes Observed:

Notes:
Some observances recorded. Most utterances in afternoon while playing with Hannah. Didn’t speak very much in the morning. Babbling sounded like mixture of English and Japanese.

Hannah’s Phonemic Record: Day 14
Date: 4/11/01
Age: 12;6
Time: various times throughout the day
Setting: At home in Hawaii. Around 10:30 a.m. after her morning nap; Hannah playing in the bedroom while I’m at the computer surfing and listening to mp3s; Akiko is in the living room reading; mostly English and some Japanese spoken. Later in the afternoon at around 3:00 p.m. after going to the park; giving her a bath and changing her clothes; English and Japanese spoken. In the evening right after dinner; Akiko is washing dishes; Hannah is playing with Dan; I’m just watching; Japanese TV on; mostly Japanese and some English spoken.
Phonemes Observed:

Notes:
Some observances recorded. Very productive in the morning going to and from the living room to the bedroom babbling to herself, and later in the evening playing with Dan. Babbling sounded like mixture of English and Japanese.

Hannah’s Phonemic Record: Day 15
Date: 4/12/01
Age: 12;7
Time: various times throughout the day
Setting: At home in Hawaii. In the morning around 8:00 a.m.; I’m blowing bubbles and playing with Hannah; Akiko is making breakfast; listening to Japanese nursery rhymes on the stereo; mostly Japanese and some English spoken. Later that afternoon at around 3:30 p.m. after coming home from shopping; I’m playing with Hannah and her birthday balloons; Akiko is cleaning up; mostly English spoken.
Phonemes Observed:

Notes:
Some observances recorded. Very activein morning while playing with bubbles. Not very talkative in afternoon; seemed pretty tired. Babbling sounded more like English today.

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