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On Selected Origins of Contact Languages. A Socio-Historical Perspective

Styles of Communication, 2012
The external socio-historical factors that determine the rise of contact languages define the new varieties and decide on their form and structures. Pidgin languages arise as a consequence of many social and historical processes which involve political ...
Aleksandra Knapik
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Why We Need to Study Assisted Methods to Teach Typing to Nonspeaking Autistic People

Autism Research, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT At least one third of autistic people have limited or no speech. Most nonspeaking autistic people are never provided alternatives that would enable the full range of expression that speech allows, significantly limiting their access to educational, social, and employment opportunities.
Vikram K. Jaswal, Barry M. Prizant, Morgan D. Barense, Kristie Patten, Gary Stobbe   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Language classification from bilingual word embedding graphs

, 2016
We study the role of the second language in bilingual word embeddings in monolingual semantic evaluation tasks. We find strongly and weakly positive correlations between down-stream task performance and second language similarity to the target language ...
Eger, Steffen, Hoenen, Armin, Mehler, Alexander   +2 more
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The knowing ear : an Australian test of universal claims about the semantic structure of sensory verbs and their extension into the domain of cognition [PDF]

, 1998
In this paper we test previous claims concerning the universality of patterns of polysemy and semantic change in perception verbs. Implicit in such claims are two elements: firstly, that the sharing of two related senses A and B by a given form is cross ...
Evans, Nicholas, Wilkins, David
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Development and Validation of a Short Version Eye‐Tracking Paradigm for the Screening and Diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorder in Qatar

Autism Research, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective behavioral assessments for autism spectrum disorder (ASD) are often time‐intensive and require substantial clinical expertise. Eye‐tracking–based paradigms offer quantifiable measures of social attention that can complement traditional tools.
Fouad Al Shaban, Iman Ghazal, Fatema Al‐Faraj, Sarah Aqel, I. Richard Thompson   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

O conceito de “Língua Geral do Brasil” revisitado à luz da linguística de contato

Journal of Ibero-Romance Creoles, 2019
In this study, we aim to: (i) revisit the various 'concepts' of Brazilian Língua Geral (LG) from current studies relating with language contact; (ii) present new reflections on the sociohistorical conditions involving this type of language; (iii) to ...
Márcia Santos Duarte de Oliveira, Maria de Lurdes Zanoli, Marcelo Módolo   +2 more
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Empowering citizens to spontaneously report suspected adverse drug reaction: Systematic literature review of interventions and their impact

British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, EarlyView.
This systematic literature review aimed to identify and characterize existing interventions designed to empower citizens to spontaneously report adverse drug reactions (ADRs) and to determine which interventions have been shown to be the most effective internationally. The research question was structured using the PICO framework.
Margarida Perdigão, Ana Margarida Advinha, Manuel José Lopes, Sofia de Oliveira Martins   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Practice, knowledge and attitude of physicians and pharmacists towards the spontaneous reporting system of adverse drug reactions in Switzerland

British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, EarlyView.
Introduction Introduction Reporting adverse drug reactions (ADRs) is essential for detecting drug risks. Despite legal obligations in Switzerland, underreporting remains an issue. This study assessed practice, knowledge and attitudes towards the spontaneous ADR reporting system among physicians and pharmacists.
Fiona A. Strobel, Thomas Stammschulte, Patrick E. Beeler   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Report on a conference about the use of computers in comparative linguistics : held at the University of Bamberg, June 12 - 14, 1992 [PDF]

, 2009
The here reported conference consisted of the following sections: a) Questions of encoding, norming and transfer of data across system boundaries b) Problems of text processing in Indo-European studies c) Discussion of principles and methods concerning ...
Gippert, Jost
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Reception Baseline Assessment and ‘small acts’ of micro‐resistance

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract In September 2021, following the global COVID‐19 pandemic, the Department for Education introduced a national standardised digital Reception Baseline Assessment (RBA) for all English 4‐year‐old children. We analyse RBA and its associated Quality Monitoring Visits, as a further intensification of the new public management of early years ...
Guy Roberts‐Holmes, Diana Sousa, Siew Fung Lee   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source