TELL 2.0: Interpretable speech biomarkers for dementia in research and clinical applications [PDF]
Abstract Background Launched in early 2023, the Toolkit to Examine Lifelike Language (TELL) is a web app designed to gather voice samples and extract speech biomarkers for dementia. Its initial version enhanced clinical evaluations across diverse regions, including under‐resourced countries.
Ferrante F +14 more
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Digital speech biomarkers of cognitive functioning in multilingual Kenyan adults [PDF]
Abstract Background Digital speech biomarkers show promise as cost‐effective and scalable diagnostic tools for cognitive decline and dementia in African research and healthcare settings. However, significant gaps remain in language‐specific normative data, cross‐linguistic validation, and standardized protocols for multilingual populations.
Garcia A +15 more
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Testing speech biomarkers against cognitive and neural signatures of Alzheimer's dementia [PDF]
Abstract Background Automated analysis of word properties (WP) and speech timing (ST) offers a cutting‐edge digital method for identifying scalable markers of Alzheimer's disease dementia (ADD). Quantification of lexical features during speech can not only detect ADD cases but also predict cognitive performance and associated anatomical‐functional ...
Caro I +10 more
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Luca Serianni (1947-2022). In memoriam
La nota ha un breve riassunto della vita accademica di L. Serianni e la presentazione degli articoli che fanno parte dell'omaggio che accoglie la revista.
Gloria Clavería Nadal, Paolo Silvestri
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Digits Across Languages: The Role of Lexical and Numerical Characteristics in Digit Span Performance Across Fourteen Languages [PDF]
Abstract Background The digit span task, a measure of auditory verbal short‐term and working memory, is widely used globally. Emerging research has revealed variations in digit span performance across languages among young adults; however, studies focusing on older populations are scarce and typically involving limited languages.
Tee B +23 more
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A Typology of Spreading, Insertion and Deletion or What You Weren’t Told About Raddoppiamento Sintattico in Italian [PDF]
This paper focuses on the description and analysis of the external sandhi phenomenon of raddoppiamento sintattico (hereafter RS) in Italian, sometimes referred to as word-initial gemination, for example: (1) No RS due cani [duùe kaùni] ‘two ...
Absalom, Matthew +2 more
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Raccontare il mondo in lingue diverse: sarà lo stesso mondo? [PDF]
Partendo da considerazioni generali sulle connessioni fondamentali tra lingua e cultura, la studiosa affronta il problema sottile del rapporto tra lingua nazionale e pensiero e il dilemma sulla natura ‘locale’ o ‘universale’ della coscienza linguistica.
Poutsileva, Larisa
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This article proposes the first comparative study of four years of Italian conferences in the fields of Digital Humanities and Computational Linguistics.
Rachele Sprugnoli +3 more
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The universality of categories and meaning: a Coserian perspective [PDF]
Studies in linguistic typology have challenged the idea that languages can be analyzed in terms of a set of preestablished universal categories.
Willems, Klaas
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La divulgazione linguistica in RAI: "Le parole per dirlo"
Il lavoro – che vuole essere un contributo agli studi su lingua italiana, televisione e divulgazione linguistica - si occupa del programma tematico sull’italiano Le parole per dirlo, in onda ogni domenica mattina su Rai 3 dal mese di ottobre 2020 ...
Maria Vittoria Dell'Anna +1 more
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