scholarly journals Distribution of Nominal Word-Patterns and Roots in Palestinian Arabic: A Developmental Perspective in Early Childhood

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-22
Author(s):  
Yasmin SHALHOUB-AWWAD ◽  
Maram KHAMIS-JUBRAN
Keyword(s):  
Early Childhood ◽  
Spoken Language ◽  
Significant Degree ◽  
Developmental Perspective ◽  
Common Word ◽  
Nominal System ◽  
Standard Arabic ◽  
Non Linear ◽  
Palestinian Arabic ◽  
Language Corpus

Abstract This study investigated the acquisition of word-patterns and roots in the nominal system of the spoken language of Palestinian Arabic (PA) and its distance from Standard Arabic (StA). It described, analyzed, and quantified the nominal system (roots and word-patterns) as reflected in the language corpus of Palestinian-Arab kindergarteners 3 to 6 years old. The results showed that non-linear derived nouns (deverbal nouns) are the most frequently used category (49.5%). Primitive nouns comprise 43.1% of the nouns, whereas linear derived nouns barely exist before children start school (0.3%). Additionally, the results showed that half of the nouns were built from common word-patterns and roots between PA and StA, whereas 30% of the nouns were constructed from different word-patterns with common roots. Although PA and StA have much in common morphologically, there exists a significant degree of divergence.

The Operation of Cool Edit Pro in Corpus-Based Spoken Language

2013 ◽  
Vol 694-697 ◽  
pp. 2383-2387
Author(s):  
Jie Chen ◽  
Jing Chen
Keyword(s):  
Sound Wave ◽  
Native Speaker ◽  
Spoken Language ◽  
Short Wave ◽  
Wave Crest ◽  
Sharp Wave ◽  
Wave Trough ◽  
Long Wave ◽  
Autonomic Learning ◽  
Language Corpus

Corpus refers to the database of language materials. Cool Edit Pro is a media edit software. This paper explores how to construct spoken language corpus, how to use cool edit pro 2 to make sound wave contrast and give the experimenters an intuitive observation from their own speech waveforms. The key is to offer the obvious waveforms contrast among the sampling waveform of the native speaker, the original and unmodified one of the experimenter and the new waveform of the experimenter after modifications and teachers instructions, which makes the oral autonomic learning more possible and scientific. From long wave or short wave, wave trough or wave crest, smooth wave or sharp wave, the experimenters deviations can be easily identified from the standard during the autonomic practices and efficiently make corrections. Additionally, experimenter also can observe the improvements frequently, which means this experiment more instructive.

scholarly journals Promoting Arabic Literacy in Primary Schools in the United Arab Emirates through the Emirati Dialect

Sci ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (4) ◽  
pp. 93
Author(s):  
Jean Pierre Ribeiro Daquila
Keyword(s):  
United Arab Emirates ◽  
Primary Schools ◽  
Formal Language ◽  
Spoken Language ◽  
Arab Country ◽  
Primary School Children ◽  
Modern Standard Arabic ◽  
Standard Arabic ◽  
High Regard ◽  
Modern Standard

Globalization has had an impact on the education system in the UAE, where the increased use of bilingual curriculum (Arabic-English) is held in high regard. Nevertheless, literacy in Arabic among Emirati children and teenagers remains low. This study uses a 15-item, open-ended questionnaire completed by Emirati parents and an eight-item, open-ended questionnaire completed by Emirati primary school children from 8 to 11 years of age to compare the translations of The Little Prince into Modern Standard Arabic (MSA) and into the Emirati dialect. The results suggest that not only the Emirati dialect, but any Arabic dialect (in its respective Arab country) could be used in primary schools to motivate children to read in Arabic and bridge the gap between their spoken language (dialect) and formal written Arabic. Not only must an Arab child learn how to read, but also, they have to understand a very formal language system that they are not used to speaking at home, i.e., Modern Standard Arabic (MSA). Having books in their own dialects may make children more interested in reading, as they can understand them more easily.

A method for creation and validation of a natural spoken language corpus used for prosodic and speech perception

2003 ◽  
Vol 87 (1) ◽  
pp. 187 ◽  
Author(s):  
Beate Wendt ◽  
Klaus Hufnagel ◽  
André Brechmann ◽  
Birgit Gaschler-Markefski ◽  
Jürgen Tiedge ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Speech Perception ◽  
Spoken Language ◽  
Language Corpus

scholarly journals Patient children are less likely to share with unknown children

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gladys Barragan-Jason ◽  
Astrid Hopfensitz
Keyword(s):  
Early Childhood ◽  
Old French ◽  
Dictator Game ◽  
Delay Of Gratification ◽  
Developmental Trajectory ◽  
Self Control ◽  
Prosocial Behaviors ◽  
Impulsive Behavior ◽  
Future Studies ◽  
Non Linear

Abstract Human prosociality is a valuable but also deeply puzzling trait. While several studies suggest that prosociality is an instinctive and impulsive behavior, others argue that patience and self-control are necessary to develop prosocial behaviors. Yet, prosociality and patience in children have rarely been studied jointly. Here, we measured patience (i.e. delay-of-gratification) and prosociality (i.e. giving in a dictator game to a known or unknown partner) in 250 4- to 6-year-old French schoolchildren. We found that sharing with an unknown partner was negatively linked to patience in children but observed no relationship between patience and sharing with a familiar partner. Taken together, our results support the hypothesis that children are intuitively prosocial independent of strategic concerns and that patience is therefore not necessary to act prosocially during early childhood. Future studies investigating whether and why prosociality show a non-linear developmental trajectory across the lifespan are warranted.

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