Browsing School of Linguistic, Speech and Communication Sciences by Title
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The Lived Experiences of Oropharyngeal Dysphagia in Adults Living with Fibromyalgia
(2024)Background: Fibromyalgia is a chronic pain condition which has recently been linked with eating, drinking and swallowing difficulties (dysphagia). However, to date, sample sizes within completed research are small and study ... -
LUCIDE Toolkit: Learning New Languages
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Making and agreeing to requests in Old Tibetan
(2023)The verbs གསོལ་ gsol ‘request’ and གནང་ gnaṅ ‘agree, grant', because of their complementary semantics and parallel syntax, provide a convenient window through which to caste light on the two forms of subordinate clauses ... -
"Making our own language": The translanguaging practices of transnational youths in Zacatecas, Mexico
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Linguistic Speech & Comm Sci. C.L.C.S., 2021)This dissertation explores the discursive practices of twenty-three transnational youths located in Zacatecas, Mexico. The analysis of the qualitative data obtained is informed by Translanguaging )—a practical theory of ... -
Management of Cognitive Communication Difficulties in Dementia: A Cross Sectional Survey of Speech and Language Therapists
(Dementia Network, 2020)Background: Cognitive communication difficulties are a characteristic feature of dementia. Speech and language therapists (SLTs) have an important role in managing cognitive communication ... -
Mapping Voice to Affect: Japanese listeners
(ISCA, 2006)This paper reports the results of perception tests administered to speakers of Japanese as part of a cross-language investigation of how voice quality and f0 combine in the signalling of affect. Three types of synthesised ... -
Matrix complementizers in Italo-Romance
(John Benjamins, 2019)Based on uncharted evidence from Italo-Romance, we describe and discuss three types of matrix clauses, i.e. jussives, concessives and optatives, which reveal a certain degree of consistency but also display different ... -
Measuring vocal fatigue in sports coaches
(2017)Objective: This study explores the immediate impact of prolonged voice use by professional sports coaches. Method: Speech samples including sustained phonation of vowel /a/ and a short read passage were collected from two ... -
Metalinguistic knowledge in instructed second language acquisition: A theoretical model and its application in computer-mediated communicationi
(University of Dublin, Trinity CollegeTrinity College Dublin, 2003)This thesis has three interrelated aims: (1) to elaborate a model of instructed second language acquisition (SLA) that brings together insights from cognitive research in second language acquisition and from the developmental ... -
Metaphor and space
(Trinity College Dublin, 2005)The present research study aims at providing an insight on the issue of metaphor and space conceptualization through the comparative analysis of Irish and Italian prepositions, based on the theoretical foundations of ... -
Modelling intonation in three Irish dialects
(2003)This paper provides a preliminary account of features of the intonation structure of three Irish dialects, Donegal (Ulster Irish), Mayo, and Aran Islands, using the IViE system [1, 2]. The sentence types examined were ... -
Modified Diet Use in adults with Temporomandibular Disorders related to Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Systematic Review.
(2020)Objective: Individuals presenting with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) frequently experience temporomandibular disorders (TMDs) which can result in limited ranges of mandibular motion, pain and fatigue on jaw function, and ... -
Modifying the consistency of food and fluids for swallowing difficulties
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Monolingual and Bilingual Narrative Production and Comprehension across Cultures
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Linguistic Speech & Comm Sci. C.L.C.S., 2022)Children's narrative development has been argued as more dependent on age and much less on linguistic abilities and cultural backgrounds, which is also the case for bilingual children's narrative development across two ... -
Mother's perceptions and sense-making of their roles in speech and language therapy for children with autism in Ireland
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Linguistic Speech & Comm Sci. Discipline of Clin Speech & Language Studies, 2022)Introduction: Parental involvement in SLT is recommended by professional bodies (e.g., RCSLT, 2009) and service providers (e.g., HSE, 2018) alike. It is necessary for the delivery of family-centred models of care and ... -
Motivation and the learning environment : a study of Japanese learners of English
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Centre for Language and Communication Studies, 2004)The thesis explores motivation, and the ways in which it is subject to change, among university-level Japanese learners of English as they react to different learning experiences. -
Mouthing and mouth gestures in Irish Sign Languge : a Cognitive Linguistic framework
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Centre for Deaf Studies, 2014)The aim of this study is three-fold. First, we present a categorisation of the types of mouth patterns that arise in Irish Sign Language (ISL). Second, we describe the connection between the forms of these mouth patterns ...