School of Linguistic, Speech and Communication Sciences : Recent submissions
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Multilingualism in Dublin
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Relationships between identity and attitudes to the achievement of native speaker norms in adult L2 learners of Irish
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Centre for Language and Communication Studies, 2014)This study examines how attitude, motivation and identity in adult learners of Irish are related to awareness of and commitment to different dialects and varieties of the language as learning targets. Specifically, it is ... -
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 ... -
How can socially-situated practices help adult migrant language learners in Ireland make meaning of their lived experiences and forge stronger English language identities? : a narrative inquiry
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Centre for Language and Communication Studies, 2015)This thesis examines the post-migratory lived language learning and socialization experiences of adult migrant learners of English who are members of an intercultural drop-in centre in Ireland. It proposes the use of ... -
A Review of Literature and International Practice on National and Voluntary Registers for Sign Language Interpreters
(Sign Language Interpreting Service (SLIS), 2017) -
The Prevalence of oropharyngeal dysphagia in adults presenting with temporomandibular disorders and rheumatoid arthritis: Systematic review and meta analysis
(NHS National Institute for Health Research, 2016) -
Prevalence of OD in Adults with TMD: A Systematic Review and Meta Analysis
(NHS National Institute for Health Research, 2017) -
Aspects of verbal valency in Irish Sign Language
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Centre for Language and Communication Studies, 2002)The principle aim of this thesis is the identification of some aspects of verbal valency patterns for Irish Sign Language (ISL). The data drawn on for this study came from a variety of sources, including authentic data ... -
The role of language policy in the revitalizaton of Occitan : a comparative analysis of Languedoc-Roussillon and Midi-Pyrénées
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Centre for Language and Communication Studies, 2012)This thesis aims to investigate language revitalization in terms of policy and planning in Occitan France. It comprises three main research questions. The first of these questions addresses the effectiveness of regional ... -
A formula for fluency? : an investigation into the effect of instruction in formulaic sequences on oral fluency in Irish
(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 ... -
An investigation of the relationship between the development of bilingual semantic organisation and interactive connectivity across languages
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Centre for Language and Communication Studies, 2009)This thesis explores the eorrelation between second language (L2) semantic development and interactive semantic connectivity across languages. Given that bilinguals’ lexical access is language-non-selective at the initial ... -
Multi-dialect phonetisation for Irish text-to-speech synthesis : a modular approach
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Centre for Language and Communication Studies, 2010)This thesis describes the development of a modular multi-dialect phonetiser for the Irish language. Phonetisation (or grapheme-to-phoneme conversion), the process in which ordinary text is converted into a transcription ... -
The common European framework and the European language portfolio in Taiwan's third-level English language education : a longitudinal empirical evaluation
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Centre for Language and Communication Studies, 2009)This thesis is a longitudinal examination of how the introduction of the Council of Europe’s European Language Portfolio (ELP) has affected English language learning and teaching in a third-level institute in Taiwan. It ... -
Responding to uncertainty in the context of clinical pragmatics and speech and language therapy practice : a grounded theory study
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Department of Clinical Speech & Language Studies, 2011)Clinical pragmatics is a relatively young and evolving area. Clinical pragmatics involves the application of theory and constructs from the broad area of pragmatics to intervention and research in the area of communication ... -
Segmental and intonational analysis of Drogheda English
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Centre for Language and Communication Studies, 2011)This study is concerned with describing the variety of English used in Drogheda, the main town in the North-East of Ireland. The town of Drogheda is approximately 35 miles away from the capital city, Dublin. It also lies ... -
Introduction
(J&R Press Ltd, 2016)
