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VALIDATION OF FUZZY-LINGUISTIC MODELS

Journal of Cybernetics, 1978
Abstract This article introduces a procedure for validating models that involve linguistic variables. First we discuss Zadeh's extension principle for fuzzy sets. Then we discuss the concept of a linguistic truth variable. Using the concepts developed in these sections we present a methodology for validation models involving fuzzy and linguistic ...
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Linguistic insecurity in Winnipeg: Validation of a Canadian index of linguistic insecurity

Language in Society, 1984
ABSTRACTThe study reported here reports data on the validity of a Canadian version of Labov's “index of linguistic insecurity.” Data were gathered from a random sample of two census tracts in Winnipeg, Canada. Both Labov's original test and a new Canadian equivalent test were given to the sample of eighty adults.
Thomposon W. Owens, Paul M. Baker
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Validating Metaphoric Models in Applied Linguistics

Metaphor and Symbol, 2003
Metaphoric modeling has, over the last 20 years, become a powerful tool in applied linguistics. Although research quality assessment criteria are starting to be applied to educational research, via meta-analyses and systematic reviews, there are as yet few agreed methodological or reporting criteria in the area of metaphoric models.
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The Italian Linguistic Validation of the Ureteral Stent Symptoms Questionnaire

Journal of Urology, 2008
We validated the Italian version of the Ureteral Stent Symptoms Questionnaire in male and female patients with an indwelling ureteral stent.A double-back translation of the original Ureteral Stent Symptoms Questionnaire was performed by 3 urologists and 4 professional translators.
Gianluca, Giannarini, Francis X, Keeley, Francesca, Valent, Cristiana, Milesi, Andrea, Mogorovich, Francesca, Manassero, Fabio, Barbone, Hrishi B, Joshi, Anthony G, Timoney, Cesare, Selli   +9 more
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German translation and linguistic validation of the HAND-Q

Hand Surgery and Rehabilitation
Hand injuries can severely affect physical function and quality of life. Patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) are vital for capturing patient perspectives. The HAND-Q is a validated, modular PROM developed for individuals with hand conditions.
D, Jann, O, Politikou, P, Giovanoli, M, Calcagni, I S, Besmens   +4 more
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On the cross-linguistic validity of a dual-mechanism model

Behavioral and Brain Sciences, 1999
Recent studies of Italian past definite and past participle forms show that human performance with regular and irregular inflections is not dissociated as Clahsen's model would predict. Some performance profiles, accounted for by dual-mechanism models in terms of an underlying symbol-manipulating combinatorial procedure, are generated in Italian by the
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Validity Issues in Assessing Linguistic Minorities

International Journal of Testing, 2015
Throughout the world, tests are administered to some examinees who are not fully proficient in the language in which they are being tested. It has long been acknowledged that proficiency in the language in which a test is administered often affects examinees’ performance on a test. Depending on the context and intended uses for a particular assessment,
Molly Faulkner-Bond, Stephen G. Sireci
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On Valid Tests of Linguistic Hypotheses

2016
Although it is not clear if they knew each other, the linguist Zipf who graduated in 1923 was a near-contemporary of DDK’s at Harvard.
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The Chinese Linguistic Validation of the Ureteral Stent Symptom Questionnaire

Urologia Internationalis, 2018
<b><i>Objective:</i></b> We validated the Chinese version of the Ureteral Stent Symptoms Questionnaire (USSQ) in patients with an indwelling ureteric stent. <b><i>Patients and Methods:</i></b> The English version of the USSQ was translated into Chinese using a multi-step process by 3 urologists and 2 ...
Changming, Zhu, Jianglei, Qu, Lei, Yang, Xiaodi, Feng   +3 more
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On 'usefulness' and 'validity' in the theory and practice of linguistics

Functions of Language, 1998
H.G. Widdowson, specialise en linguistique appliquee, a critique les trois theories linguistiques les plus importantes a l'heure actuelle sur l'usage reel du langage : la linguistique de corpus (J. Sinclair), l'analyse critique du discours (N. Fairclough), et la linguistique fonctionnelle systemique (M. Halliday).
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