Browsing Centre for Language and Communication Studies by Author "O'Rourke, Breffni"
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A formula for fluency? : an investigation into the effect of instruction in formulaic sequences on oral fluency in Irish
Dillon, Geraldine (Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Centre for Language and Communication Studies, 2015)The aim of the present study is to investigate the effects of a programme of instruction on oral fluency in Irish. The programme design was informed by a focus on formulaic language and by the use of procedures designed ... -
Development of an automatic attitude recognition system: a multimodal analysis of video blogs
MADZLAN, NOOR ALHUSNA (Trinity College Dublin. School of Linguistic Speech & Comm Sci. C.L.C.S., 2017)Communicative content in human communication involves expressivity of socio-affective states. Research in Linguistics, Social Signal Processing and Affective Computing in particular, highlights the importance of affect, ... -
The Historical Dictionary as an Exploratory Tool: A Digital Edition of Vuk Stefanovic Karadzic's Lexicon Serbico-Germanico-Latinum
TASOVAC, TOMA (Trinity College Dublin. School of Linguistic Speech & Comm Sci. C.L.C.S., 2020)My work on the digital edition of Vuk Stefanović Karadžić’s Srpski Rječnik: Lexicon Serbico-Germanico-Latinum advances the theory and practice of digitizing historical dictionaries by demonstrating how detailed, annotated, ... -
Intercultural encounters as hospitality. An interview with Richard Kearney
O'Rourke, Breffni (2018)Richard Kearney is Charles B. Seelig Professor in Philosophy at Boston College. Among his many books, three titles in particular are representative of the themes discussed in this interview: Hosting the stranger ... -
It's a Two-way Street: Informing Irish Pre-sessional EAP Programs with a Needs Analysis of Irish Higher Education
Garska, Jessica Nicole (Trinity College Dublin. School of Linguistic Speech & Comm Sci. C.L.C.S., 2022)Increased student mobility has led to an increase of international students studying at Irish universities. The predictor of English LX students academic success primarily relies on standardized tests, however, the use ... -
"Making our own language": The translanguaging practices of transnational youths in Zacatecas, Mexico
Núñez Asomoza, Alejandra (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 ... -
Principles of English spelling formation
RYAN, DES (Trinity College Dublin. School of Linguistic Speech & Comm Sci. C.L.C.S., 2018)Studies of English spelling have primarily focussed on correspondences between spelling and sound among core, standard spellings. Segmental-level correspondences have been examined in detail (Venezky 1970, Cummings 1988, ...