A Web-based interface to calculate phonotactic probability for words and nonwords in Modern Standard Arabic

Aljasser, Faisal; Vitevitch, Michael S.

doi:10.3758/s13428-017-0872-z

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“…Type and token frequencies for real roots were calculated using Aralex database www.mrc-cbu.cam.ac.uk:8081/aralex .online/login.jsp (Boudelaa & Marslen-Wilson, 2010). ISSN 1948-5425 2020 In addition, positional and biophone phonotactic probability of the non-words were calculated using the online phonotactic probability calculator for Arabic (Aljasser & Vitevitch, 2018).…”

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Root and Pattern Effects in the Processing of Spoken Non-Words in Arabic

Aljasser

2020

IJL

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Words in Arabic are formed by mapping roots into patterns. Conducting a series of priming experiments, Boudelaa and Marslen-Wilson (2015, p. 955) have concluded that “root and word pattern morphemes function as abstract cognitive entities, operating independently of semantic factors and dissociable from possible phonological confounds” In the present study, plausibility of this conclusion is tested by investigating native Arabic speakers’ sensitivity to the presence of roots and patterns when processing spoken non-words in Arabic. 50 native Arabic speakers were given a 7-point word-likeness rating task. In this task, participants were asked to rate the word-likeness of 132 auditorily presented non-words in Arabic. 88 of these non-words were created by using real Arabic roots (e.g. /mlk/) that varied in their type and token frequencies and were mapped into two different types of pseudo patterns. Results have shown that native Arabic speakers are sensitive to the presence of roots in the non-words. Specifically, root type frequency had the strongest effect on subjects’ ratings of the non-words in both types of patterns. Implications of these findings to theories of the Arabic mental lexicon will be discussed.

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Root and Pattern Effects in the Processing of Spoken Non-Words in Arabic

Aljasser

2020

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“…It is assessed that about 290 million Arabic speakers are native Arabs from 27 countries in the world (Aljasser and Vitevitch, 2018). Moreover, Arabic is the language of the Holy Quran, it is used by nearly 2 billion Muslims (Khan, 2018).…”

Section: Aspects Of the Arabic Languagementioning

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The Automatic Generation of Arabic Sentences Based on a Minimalist Approach

Moukrim¹,

Tragha²,

Benlahmer³

2020

Int. J. Soft Comput.

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The automatic generation of sentences is a domain of Natural Language Processing (NLP); it is placed in the middle of computer science and linguistics. This is a very complex discipline; the aim of this is to create automatically correct sentences from a list of words which can serve as the basis for such various applications such as automatic translation, question-answering systems, correcting syntactic errors and so on. In this study, we present the use of the linguistic approach of Chomsky's minimalist grammar. We begin with the elaboration of the lexicon that constitutes the essential link of the generation. Then, based on this lexicon, we treat the merge and move operations to build a syntactically correct sentence.

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“…Patients who spoke and understood modern standard Arabic [41,42] and had been referred for assessment of dysarthria to an SLP in a rehabilitation team were asked to participate after they were given verbal and written information in Arabic about the study. Verbal and written informed consent was given in Arabic by the participants who were included in the study.…”

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Development of a method for assessment of dysarthria in a foreign language: a pilot study

Näsström¹,

Schalling

2019

Logopedics Phoniatrics Vocology

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Purpose: It is increasingly more common for Speech and Language Pathologists in Sweden to encounter individuals with dysarthria who speak a different language. The aim of the present pilot study was to develop and test a systematic method to be used in collaboration with an interpreter, for assessment of acquired dysarthria in people speaking a language not familiar to the Speech and Language Pathologist. Methods: Seven participants, speaking standard Arabic, were assessed by a Swedish speaking Speech and Language Pathologist using this method and with help of a certified interpreter. The participants were also assessed with equivalent test items from the Swedish "Dysarthria assessment," with instructions translated to Arabic, by a Speech and Language Pathologist speaking standard Arabic and the results were compared. Results: There were no significant differences between the assessments by the Swedish speaking Speech and Language Pathologist and the Arabic speaking Speech and Language Pathologist in the domains "Respiration and phonation," "Articulation," "Listener Comprehension" and "Severity of dysarthria." There was a significant difference between assessments in the domain "Oromotor and velopharyngeal function." Intra-and inter-rater reliability was also calculated using Intraclass Correlation Coefficient and their 95% Confidence Interval. Intra-rater reliability was excellent and inter-rater reliability was very good. Conclusion: The study indicates that a Speech and Language Pathologist, with help of an interpreter, can carry out an assessment of dysarthria in a language unknown to the Speech and Language Pathologist with results comparable to results from an assessment carried out by a Speech and Language Pathologist who speaks the foreign language.

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A Web-based interface to calculate phonotactic probability for words and nonwords in Modern Standard Arabic

Cited by 18 publications

References 45 publications

Root and Pattern Effects in the Processing of Spoken Non-Words in Arabic

Root and Pattern Effects in the Processing of Spoken Non-Words in Arabic

The Automatic Generation of Arabic Sentences Based on a Minimalist Approach

Development of a method for assessment of dysarthria in a foreign language: a pilot study

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