School of Linguistic, Speech and Communication Sciences : Recent submissions
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Investigating Medical English as a Lingua Franca: Determining the Effectiveness of Communication between Healthcare Practitioners in Hospital Settings in Saudi Arabia
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Linguistic Speech & Comm Sci. C.L.C.S., 2024)This thesis investigates the effectiveness of communication between healthcare practitioners in multilingual hospital settings in Buraidah, Saudi Arabia, with a focus on Medical English as a Lingua Franca (MELF). With the ... -
"At the end of the day we're kind of motoring along on our own": Investigating the views of people with aphasia, their family, and SLTs on the need, value, and challenges of providing family therapy after stroke.
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Linguistic Speech & Comm Sci. Discipline of Clin Speech & Language Studies, 2024)Background Stroke significantly impacts the lives of both the person who sustained the stroke and their entire family unit, often profoundly changing the roles and dynamics within families. Aphasia, a communication disability ... -
An intensive neurorehabilitation programme with sEMG biofeedback to improve swallowing in Idiopathic Parkinson's disease (IPD): A feasibility study
(2023)Background: Studies suggest swallow intervention programmes that incorporate visual biofeedback and motor programming principles can improve swallowing and quality of life for people with idiopathic Parkinson's disease ... -
Swallowing Outcomes in Dysphagia in Children with Spinal Muscular Atrophy: Protocol for a scoping review
(2024)Background: Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA) is a genetic neuromotor disease characterized by muscle weakness and atrophy. Among the clinical manifestations, swallowing difficulties can be associated with this disease and ... -
The beauty of the Grotesque : a history and semiotics of serifless typefaces
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Centre for Language and Communication Studies, 2016)This is a study of a style of typeface - the Grotesque - and a way of thinking about this style that was central to twentieth-century typographic discourse. It traces both the development of Grotesque styles, and the ... -
Rehabilitation interventions for oropharyngeal dysphagia in people with Parkinson's disease
(2024)Parkinson’s disease is estimated to aEect 0.3% of people in industrialised countries, reaching 1% in people over 60 years old and 3% in people over 80 years ( Balestrino 2020 ; Ball 2019 ; Hirsch 2016 ). Swallowing ... -
Underserved groups in dysphagia intervention trials in Parkinson¿s disease: A scoping review
(2024)Background: Underserved groups in Parkinson's disease (PD) intervention studies are well recognised. However, it remains unclear whether these exclusions apply to oropharyngeal dysphagia (OD) intervention studies in PD. ... -
The prevalence and nature of communication and swallowing difficulties among adults with Long-COVID.
(2023)BACKGROUND: Long-COVID is an illness which can be experienced after contracting COVID-19, which has affected millions worldwide to date. Long-COVID is characterised by symptoms of COVID-19 which persist 12 weeks post ... -
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 ... -
Surveying the international prevalence and nature of eating, drinking and swallowing difficulties in adults presenting with Fibromyalgia
(2024)Fibromyalgia is a centralized pain syndrome characterized by widespread pain, fatigue, sleep and sensory issues. Fibromyalgia is present in up to 8% of the global population, disproportionally affecting females. Research ... -
Exploring the lived experiences and perspectives of individuals with communication and swallowing difficulties associated with Long-COVID
(2024)BACKGROUND: Long-COVID occurs in individuals with a history of probable or confirmed SARS CoV-2 infection. Long- COVID can affect individuals who experience both mild and severe acute COVID-19 and can involve and affect ... -
Sign Language Interpreting in Ireland
(Gallaudet University Press, 2024)This chapter documents the development of sign language interpreting (SLI) education and research in Ireland. In 1994, the first cohort of interpreters graduated with a Diploma in Irish Sign Language (ISL)/English Interpreting ... -
"I have the child who has something else." Entering the Worlds of How Mothers Make Sense of `Diagnosis' within the context of their Child with a Rare or Undiagnosed Neurodevelopmental Condition in Ireland: An Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Linguistic Speech & Comm Sci. Discipline of Clin Speech & Language Studies, 2024)Information on the experiences of parents whose children have rare or undiagnosed conditions is particularly lacking in Ireland. It can be hypothesised that these parents experience a unique set of challenges, in comparison ... -
EVIDENCE BASED INTERVENTIONS FOR CHILDREN (0-12) WITH ASD AND EATING ISSUES Protocol for Scoping Review
(2022)Background: Approximately 40-90% of people on the autism spectrum are considered to present with challenging eating and mealtime behaviours (2) and are five times more likely to experience eating difficulties than neurotypical ... -
Investigating the experiences of in-service English language teachers in the use of language corpora for teaching purposes: An international action research study
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Linguistic Speech & Comm Sci. C.L.C.S., 2024)For several decades, applied linguists have highlighted the benefits of using authentic language samples in language learning classrooms in acquiring genuine use of a language. Yet, few EFL teachers use corpora in their ... -
Irish Sign Language: Ireland's Third Language
(Cambridge University Press, 2024)Deaf people are typically multilingual and use multimodal resources, i.e. sign, writing and speech, for communication in their everyday lives (Quinto-Pozos & Adam 2013). This is due to the fact that only 5% of all deaf ...