GATE -- an Environment to Support Research and Development in Natural Language Engineering [PDF]
We describe a software environment to support research and development in natural language (NL) engineering. This environment -- GATE (General Architecture for Text Engineering) -- aims to advance research in the area of machine processing of natural ...
Cunningham, Hamish +4 more
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The experiences and perspectives of overseas trained speech and language therapists working in the United Kingdom [PDF]
There is a growing body of research which has investigated the experience of the migrant health worker. However, only one of these studies has included speech and language therapists thus far, and then only with extremely small numbers.
Boswell S. +19 more
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How do teachers manage topic and repair? [PDF]
A case study is presented of a ten-year-old child described as having comprehension difficulties, in conversation with a specialist teacher, a mainstream teacher and a peer.
Mahon, Merle +2 more
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Children with specific speech and language difficulties: the teachers' perspective [PDF]
Children with specific speech and language difficulties are frequently placed in mainstream classrooms with varying degrees of support. Yet little attention has been paid to class teachers’ views about the children’s problems and educational needs.
Dockrell, Julie, Lindsay, Geoff
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Working Memory for Linguistic and Non-linguistic Manual Gestures: Evidence, Theory, and Application
Linguistic manual gestures are the basis of sign languages used by deaf individuals. Working memory and language processing are intimately connected and thus when language is gesture-based, it is important to understand related working memory mechanisms.
Mary Rudner
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Working together?: the practice of educational psychologists and speech and language therapists with children with specific speech and language difficulties [PDF]
Meeting the needs of children with specific speech and language difficulties (SSLD) has recently been an area of public policy concern, because of the difficulties in securing speech and language therapy for children with special educational needs (SEN).
Cullen, Mairi Ann +3 more
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Avatars:the other side of Proteus's mirror : a study into avatar choice regarding perception [PDF]
The trend for online interactions, can be regarded as being ‘anti-so-cially social’, meaning that a great deal of time is spent playing, working and socializing with the internet serving as the communication conduit.
D Li +9 more
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The effect of background music on verbal learning performance remains a contentious issue. In the current study, we investigated the effect of different types of background music on English vocabulary learning with regard to phonological working memory ...
Jiale Lu, Remi Murao
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Reflecting on the 'international group working experience': a study of two MBA programmes [PDF]
This study explores students' experiences of group working in an internationalising MBA context using the research perspectives of postcolonialism (Spivak 1993, Prasad 2003) and critical management education (Reynolds 1997, 1999, Currie and Knights 2003).
Robinson, Sarah
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Software Infrastructure for Natural Language Processing
We classify and review current approaches to software infrastructure for research, development and delivery of NLP systems. The task is motivated by a discussion of current trends in the field of NLP and Language Engineering.
Cunningham, Hamish +3 more
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