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Harmony and disharmony in Mbat (Jarawan Bantu) verbs
This paper is the first to describe aspects of the vocalic phonology of Mbat, a Jarawan Bantu language. Mbat exhibits a series of vowel-consonant interactions in its verbs that sometimes yield height harmony between a stem and suffixal vowel.
Christopher R. Green
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Abstract Artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) algorithms are revolutionising the world, and they have the potential to revolutionise neuropsychology as well. A particularly fruitful field for this revolution is the cognitive assessment of neurodegenerative disorders, such as Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, Mild Cognitive ...
Michele Scandola +3 more
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Weaving Political Identities: Jean‐Luc Nancy, Empedocles, and (the Later) Plato
Constellations, EarlyView.
Benjamin Hutchens
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Recent work on non‐human animal vocalizations has offered new insights into rhythmicity. In an attempt to improve upon methods commonly used in animal rhythm research, we investigated the rhythmic structure of budgerigar song. Our proposed statistical approach showed rhythmicity in human music but not language, and uncovered non‐random structured ...
Jeroen van der Aa +3 more
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Development and validation of novel cognitive tests in Mandarin‐speaking older Americans
Abstract INTRODUCTION Mandarin Chinese has the largest number of native speakers globally, yet few Mandarin cognitive tests have undergone rigorous validation in multicultural settings for Alzheimer's disease (AD) detection. METHODS We adapted or developed Mandarin cognitive tests to assess memory, executive, and language functions (including new ...
William T. Hu +17 more
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Neutral vowels in Lokaa harmony [PDF]
AbstractThis paper discusses the four neutral vowels in Lokaa harmony, [i, u, ə, a]. Crosslinguistically, neutral segments are either transparent or opaque. Lokaa harmony is important in three crucial respects. First, languages with both transparent and opaque vowels are not common; Lokaa has both.
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Use of Automation Technologies and Data Mining in Speech Recognition for Autism
Pipeline analyzes clinical and naturalistic speech using LENA, wav2vec 2.0, and foundation‐model ASR (Whisper) to enable scalable ASD detection and severity estimation. Future work integrates benchmarking, privacy‐preserving collaboration (federated learning), and explainable, edge‐ready AI for clinically credible assessment and longitudinal monitoring.
Rongjie Mao, Yuncheng Zhu
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Vowel harmony and positional variation in Kyrgyz
While it is well known that the phonetic realization of a segment may differ by position, it is unclear how positional variation interacts with vowel harmony, the imperative that vowels be identical along some phonological dimension.
Adam G McCollum
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The “Double Bind” of Gender‐Based Violence: Secondary Victimization in Courtroom Cross‐Examinations
ABSTRACT This paper examines how secondary victimization is interactionally produced during courtroom cross‐examinations of women who have experienced sexual violence. Drawing on Ethnomethodology, Conversation Analysis and Membership Categorization Analysis, the study investigates how defense attorneys invoke rape myths and gendered stereotypes to ...
Selena Mariano
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From birth, respiration constitutes an intrinsic rhythm. We suggest that vocalizations and bodily movements are interactively coordinated with this respiratory rhythm, providing a temporal framework for multimodal language development. ABSTRACT Rhythm organizes many human motor activities from before birth and continues to shape development throughout ...
Susanne Fuchs +3 more
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