Tag: Language

December 30, 2024

Studies in Turkish as a Heritage Language

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Free Download Fatih Bayram, "Studies in Turkish as a Heritage Language "
English | ISBN: 9027207933 | 2020 | 301 pages | EPUB | 3 MB
Heritage language bilingualism refers to contexts where a minority language spoken at home is (one of) the first native language(s) of an individual who grows up and typically becomes dominant in the societal majority language. Heritage language bilinguals often wind up with grammatical systems that differ in interesting ways from dominant-native speakers growing up where their heritage language is the majority one. Understanding the trajectories and outcomes of heritage language bilingual grammatical competence, performance, language usage patterns, identities and more related topics sits at the core of many research programs across a wide array of theoretical paradigms. The study of heritage language bilingualism has grown exponentially over the past two decades. This expansion in interest has seen, in parallel, extensions in methodologies applied, bridges built between closely related fields such as the study of language contact and linguistic attrition. As is typical in linguistics, not all languages are studied to the same degree. The present volume showcases what Turkish as a heritage language brings to bear for key questions in the study of heritage language bilingualism and beyond. In many ways, Turkish is an ideal language to be studied because of its large diaspora across the world, in particular Europe. The papers in this volume are diverse: from psycholinguistic, to ethnographic, to classroom-based studies featuring Turkish as a heritage language. Together they equal more than their subparts, leading to the conclusion that understudied heritage languages like Turkish provide missing pieces to the puzzle of understanding the variables that give rise to the continuum of outcomes characteristic of heritage language speakers.

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December 30, 2024

Integration of Natural Language and Vision Processing Computational Models and Systems

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Free Download Integration of Natural Language and Vision Processing: Computational Models and Systems By Ryuichi Oka (auth.), Paul Mc Kevitt (eds.)
1995 | 309 Pages | ISBN: 9401102732 | PDF | 21 MB
Although there has been much progress in developing theories, models and systems in the areas of Natural Language Processing (NLP) and Vision Processing (VP) there has heretofore been little progress on integrating these subareas of Artificial Intelligence (AI). This book contains a set of edited papers addressing computational models and systems for the integration of NLP and VP. The papers focus on site descriptions such as that of the large Japanese $500 million Real World Computing (RWC) project, on historical philosophical issues, on systems which have been built and which integrate the processing of visual scenes together with language about them, and on spatial relations which appear to be the key to integration. The U.S.A., Japan and the EU are well reflected, showing up the fact that integration is a truly international issue. There is no doubt that all of this will be necessary for the InformationSuperHighways of the future.

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December 30, 2024

Atypical Language Development in Romance Languages

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Free Download Eva Aguilar-Mediavilla, "Atypical Language Development in Romance Languages "
English | ISBN: 9027203210 | 2019 | 263 pages | EPUB | 2 MB
This book presents a range of ongoing studies on atypical language development in Romance languages. Despite the steady increase in the number of studies on typical language development, there is still little research about atypical language development, especially in Romance languages. This book covers four main conditions causing atypical language development. Part I explores the linguistic and communicative characteristics of preterm children learning Romance languages. The focus of Part II centers on children with Specific Language Impairment. Hearing Loss in Part III is another relevant factor leading to atypical language development. The final part IV zeroes in on genetic syndromes coupled to cognitive impairment with special attention to language development. This book presents a much needed overview of the most recent findings in all relevant fields dealing with atypical language development in children speaking Romance languages.

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December 30, 2024

American Sign Language for Beginners

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Free Download American Sign Language for Beginners: Master Basic Signs, Build Conversational Skills, and Connect with the Deaf Community – A Step-by-Step Guide to Speak and Connect With Your Hands and Heart by ISAAC J. STONES
English | November 21, 2024 | ISBN: N/A | ASIN: B0DNS18CL8 | 92 pages | EPUB | 11 Mb
🚀Master the Art of Silent Connection with American Sign Language! 🤟✨

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