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Christa M. Akers; Mary Boyle; Iyad Ghanim; Roberta J. Elman – Topics in Language Disorders, 2024
Previous studies have used semantic verb categories to compare how speakers with and without aphasia use verb types during narrative monologue discourse tasks. In this study, we explore the types of verbs used by speakers with and without aphasia during conversation. Using previously collected conversational discourse samples produced by 23 adults…
Descriptors: Adults, Aphasia, Verbs, Language Usage
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Rebecca E. Bieber; Ian Phillips; Gregory M. Ellis; Douglas S. Brungart – Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 2025
Purpose: Some bilinguals may exhibit lower performance when recognizing speech in noise (SiN) in their second language (L2) compared to monolinguals in their first language. Poorer performance has been found mostly for late bilinguals (L2 acquired after childhood) listening to sentences containing linguistic context and less so for…
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Monolingualism, Speech Communication, Acoustics
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Hannah De Laet; Annabel D. Nijhof; Jan R. Wiersema – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2025
The correct language to refer to someone with a diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder has received a lot of attention in recent years. Studies in English-speaking countries found a main identity-first language (IFL) preference (e.g. autistic person) opposed to a person-first language preference (PFL) (e.g. person with autism) among adults with…
Descriptors: Adults, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Indo European Languages, Language Usage
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Berg, Carlos Henrique; Ulbricht, Vania; Vanzin, Tarcísio; Fadel, Luciane Maria – Interactive Learning Environments, 2023
A systematic review did not show any usability evaluation tool specifically developed for blind people. This paper reports an empirical study, investigating the similarity between usability evaluation tools for people with visual impairment. A total of 87 blind people from both genders, equally distributed, from 18 to 75 years old, with congenital…
Descriptors: Language Usage, Usability, Blindness, Evaluation Methods
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Rebecca L. Parker – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2024
High-level literacy skills are required for full participation in the democratic process through voting. Consequently, adults with low-level literacy skills are at a disadvantage. This work investigated the disparity between the readability of U.S. ballot propositions for year 2022 state elections and grade level reading estimates ([less than or…
Descriptors: Adult Literacy, Adults, Voting, Political Issues
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Lorson, Alexandra; Rohde, Hannah; Cummins, Chris – Discourse Processes: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2023
When communicating, interlocutors negotiate knowledge by proposing propositional content to be added to their shared common ground. The way in which speakers put forward propositional content -- expressing more or less confidence in its truthfulness -- may affect the way in which other interlocutors react to such content. This article examines…
Descriptors: Communication Strategies, Speech Communication, Language Usage, Objectives
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Maneka Deanna Brooks – Education Policy Analysis Archives, 2025
This study, framed by dignity-focused language policy and intersectional anti-adultism, investigates how 74 adults misclassified as English learners (ELs) during U.S. K-12 education conceptualize essential knowledge for educating bilingual students. Through semi-structured interviews, participants stressed two key areas for schools that serve…
Descriptors: English Learners, Classification, Bilingual Students, Language Usage
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Mario Figueroa; Sònia Darbra – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2025
Background: The evidence on the effect of age on the receptive and expressive language skills of individuals with Down syndrome is inconclusive. Recent research highlights the relevance of having tools to detect age-related changes in language skills. Method: Data were collected on 45 adults with Down syndrome. All were assessed with the Peabody…
Descriptors: Language Usage, Aging (Individuals), Adults, Down Syndrome
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Min Jung Jee; Mi Yung Park; Sang Yee Cheon – Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 2024
This study investigated heritage language (HL) maintenance and ethnic identity among Korean heritage speakers in the Pacific region (Australia, New Zealand, and Hawaii), an understudied population in the field. It focused on patterns of language use and factors (i.e. age at immigration (AI), self-rated language proficiency, and frequency of…
Descriptors: Korean, Foreign Countries, Native Language, Language Maintenance
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Rosalva Alamillo – Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 2024
This study investigated how comfortable and secure heritage Spanish speakers feel about communicating in Spanish in public spaces of San Diego County, as well as the geographic distribution of Spanish use there. The goal was to determine the prevalence of Spanish use in the public sphere. Adult heritage Spanish speakers completed a survey about…
Descriptors: Spanish Speaking, Language Usage, Interpersonal Communication, Incidence
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Guanghao You; Moritz M. Daum; Sabine Stoll – Cognitive Science, 2024
Causation is a core feature of human cognition and language. How children learn about intricate causal meanings is yet unresolved. Here, we focus on how children learn verbs that express causation. Such verbs, known as lexical causatives (e.g., break and raise), lack explicit morphosyntactic markers indicating causation, thus requiring that the…
Descriptors: Language Acquisition, Verbs, Child Language, Adults
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Renate Bosman; Jochem Thijs – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2024
This research examined the preference for identity-first language (IFL) versus person-first language (PFL) among 215 respondents (M[subscript age] = 30.24 years, SD = 9.92) from the Dutch autism community. We found that a stronger identification with the autism community and a later age of diagnosis predicted a stronger IFL preference and a weaker…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Language Usage, Adults
Rozan Al Ghamdi – ProQuest LLC, 2024
This dissertation examined two phonological and morphological changes in Ghamdi Arabic (GA), focusing on vowel harmony and gender distinctions. By comparing Prochazka's 1988 findings with recent data from 26 participants across two age groups. Participants consisted of 20 younger speakers (10 males and 10 females, ages 20 to 35) and six older…
Descriptors: Phonology, Morphology (Languages), Arabic, Dialects
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Theeravej Raklaemthong; Pratima Bunchau; Waranya Dathpong; Panit Thongdee – Journal of Education and Learning, 2025
This study explores the need for producing Thai Diorama documentaries to enhance learning experiences. Based on a survey of 50 respondents, the research focuses on three main aspects: content and presentation, graphic design and presentation techniques, and utilization. The findings show that the overall demand for such documentaries is very high.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Documentaries, Art Products, Visual Aids
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Catherine L. Caldwell-Harris; Solomon D. Posner – Educational Review, 2024
Research on autistic individuals' writing has long focused on weaknesses in structural complexity, organisation, and perspective-taking skills. More recently, awareness has grown that writing can be a strength, as suggested by research on autistic memoirs. To learn more about how well autistic individuals write when they use language for their own…
Descriptors: Autism Spectrum Disorders, Writing (Composition), Electronic Publishing, Web Sites
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