Sökning: "filled pauses"
Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 6 uppsatser innehållade orden filled pauses.
1. Examining the Influence of Disfluencies on Reaction Time : An Exploratory Study Investigating the Impact of Entropy in Language
Kandidat-uppsats, Linköpings universitet/Institutionen för datavetenskapSammanfattning : The current study aimed to investigate the effects of disfluencies, specifically filled pauses (FP) and unfilled pauses (UP), on reaction time (RT) to target words and hyponyms of target hypernyms(targets = target words + hyponyms of target hypernyms). Two experiments were conducted, withthe first experiment examining the impact of disfluencies on RTs to target words in utterances, whilethe second experiment explored their effect on hyponyms of target hypernyms. LÄS MER
2. Speech Fluency and Ageing
Kandidat-uppsats, Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för lingvistik och kognitiv semiotik; Lunds universitet/Allmän språkvetenskapSammanfattning : Several physiological changes in the speech production process in old age have been documented, yet studies of cognitive changes are few and inconclusive. The current study investigates changes in rates of disfluencies, rates of speech errors and speech rate to examine if speech fluency changes throughout the adult lifespan, as well as whether the influence of task complexity on fluency remains constant regardless of the age of the speaker. LÄS MER
3. Selection of the Most Suitable Linguistic Features for Diagnosis of Alzheimer’s Disease from Changes in Spoken Language Production
Kandidat-uppsats, Malmö universitet/Institutionen för konst, kultur och kommunikation (K3)Sammanfattning : Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) is one of the most widespread, neurodegenerative diseases in the world. It affects millions of people; and although it is widely researched, an efficient cure has not been discovered yet. Identification of the disease is often costly and time consuming. LÄS MER
4. Gamification av pauser: En fallstudie
Kandidat-uppsats, Linköpings universitet/Institutionen för datavetenskapSammanfattning : Sedentary behavior is causing plenty of health risks in today’s digital society. Studies have shownthat very little physical exercise is actually needed to counteract many of these health risks. Merelystanding up regularly and doing some mild exercise by your desk can be enough. LÄS MER
5. Förekomsten av disfluenser hos svenska 6-åringar med typisk utveckling
Magister-uppsats, Linköpings universitet/Institutionen för klinisk och experimentell medicin; Linköpings universitet/HälsouniversitetetSammanfattning : Disfluenser innebär naturliga tvekfenomen och de förekommer med individuella variationer hos samtliga talare. Förekomsten av disfluenser i barntal har hittills inte studerats i så stor utsträckning, vilket motiverar föreliggande uppsatsarbete. LÄS MER