School of Linguistic, Speech and Communication Sciences : Recent submissions
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Scholarship on Trans-Himalayan (Tibeto-Burman) languages of South East Asia
(Mouton de Gruyter, 2021)The spread of the Trans-Himalayan family¹ naturally paid no attention to 21st century political boundaries. The family includes languages with a geographic range from Balti Tibetan in Pakistan to Hokkien Chinese in ... -
Defining meaningful units. Challenges in sign segmentation and segment-meaning mapping
(Association for Machine Translation in the Americas, 2021)This paper addresses the tasks of sign segmentation and segment-meaning mapping in the con- text of sign language (SL) recognition. It aims to give an overview of the linguistic properties of SL, such as coarticulation and ... -
Predicting dual-language literacy attainment in Irish-English bilinguals: language-specific and language-universal contributions
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Linguistic Speech & Comm Sci. C.L.C.S., 2021)This thesis focuses on dual-language literacy attainment and has three main aims. The first is to examine various predictors of early literacy attainment in Irish and English – phonemic awareness, rapid automatised naming ... -
A Systematic and Scoping Review on the Psychometrics and Clinical Utility of the V-VST in the Clinical Screening and Assessment of Oropharyngeal Dysphagia
(2021)(1) Background: The volume-viscosity swallow test (V-VST) is a clinical tool for screening and diagnosis of oropharyngeal dysphagia (OD). Our aims were to examine the clinical utility of the V-VST against videofluoroscopy ... -
A Complexity Theory approach to collaborative language learning
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Centre for Language and Communication Studies, 2016)This dissertation brings complexity theory to the investigation of collaborative language learning. The broad aims of the PhD are two-fold - firstly, to understand more about the process of collaboration, and how it affects ... -
Evaluation of the Signing Information Mid-West Project
(PAUL Partnership, Limerick, 2008)This report centres on the review of the Irish Sign Language/English interpreting services provided in the Mid-West via the “Signing Information Mid-West” service. This was established under the aegis of Enhancing Disability ... -
HIDDEN HISTORIES: Deaf Lives Ireland
(Interesource Group, 2012)A booklet issued on the Irish part of the European-wide project: Hidden Histories: Intercultural Dialogue and Learning - administered by Community Engagement Unit in the University of Sussex. This booklet accompanies the ... -
Is There Poverty in the Deaf Community? Report on the interviews of randomly selected members of the Deaf Community in Dublin to determine the extent of poverty within the Community
(2002)This small-scale survey aims to establish and ascertain the relative poverty level of Deaf people. The concept of relative poverty as defined by the National Anti-Poverty Strategy (NAPS) is as follows, people are living ... -
Deaf communities in Ireland and Finland: a comparative analysis
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Potential of the Centre for Deaf Studies (CDS): its role in enhancing social justice for the Deaf community: a personal observation
(2005)The establishment of the Centre for Deaf Studies at the University of Dublin, Trinity College, is justifiably regarded as a milestone in the history of the Deaf community. The paper briefly examines the general perception ... -
Who decides? Language education policies for Deaf children - Selected findings from a comparative analysis of Finnish and Irish policies on signed languages.
(2015)This chapter offers a comparative analysis of language education policies (LEP) for Deaf children in Finland and Ireland. In order to discuss the topic we touch on six main components. These six components are selected on ... -
International student adjustment in Irish universities: Language-related challenges and the role of EAP
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Linguistic Speech & Comm Sci. C.L.C.S., 2021)The present study explores the role of language in non-native English speaking (NNES) international students adaptation in Irish universities, as well as the role of EAP in-sessional programmes in adaptation. This is ... -
Finnish and Irish Sign Languages: an egalitarian analysis of language policies and their effects
(UCD, 2010)This study aimed to advance academic understanding of what equality of condition (Baker, et al., 2004) would mean for Deaf people about recognising signed language in both education and access to information in particular. ... -
Tourists in their own land - A Social Policy Analysis of the Irish Deaf Community s Participation in Society.
(TCD, 2001)It is useful to ask why it is necessary to analyse social policy. There are several answers to this question. Firstly, social policies affect how people live, and they can be studied to find out what way is the best way ... -
Hands in Motion: Learning to Fingerspell in Irish Sign Language (ISL)
(2020)Irish Sign Language uses a one-handed alphabet in which each fingerspelled letter has a unique combination of handshape, orientation, and, in a few cases, path movement. Each letter is used to represent ... -
Online and Kicking: Sign Language Activism via Social Media
(2019)Online activism in the Irish Deaf community demonstrates leveraging of multimodal linguistic repertories (as per Kusters et al 2017) ; it started as community-led work towards ISL recognition. Some fora are more ISL-led, ... -
White Paper by the European Society for Swallowing Disorders: Screening and Non Instrumental Assessment for Dysphagia in Adults
(2021)This White Paper by the European Society for Swallowing Disorders (ESSD) reports on the current state of screening and non-instrumental assessment for dysphagia in adults. An overview is provided on the measures that are ... -
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 ...
