Sandra Widmer Beierlein

Sandra Widmer Beierlein
University of Applied Sciences and Arts Northwestern Switzerland | FHNW · Institute of Special Education and Psychology

Master of Science

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Background Picture naming is a common tool in aphasia diagnosis and therapy. However, opinions differ as to which type of image (e.g., photographs, drawings) is most suitable for naming tasks and whether there is a difference on naming correctness and latencies based on image type. Moreover, recent studies have mainly analysed colour photographs an...
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Abstract (Deutsch) E-Inclusion ist ein interdisziplinäres, schweizerisches Aphasie-Forschungsprojekt mit dem Ziel einen App-Prototypen für die Benenntherapie zu entwickeln. Dazu wurden wissenschaftliche Fragestellungen zu den drei Themengebieten Bildart, Sprachvarietät und neue Technologien in zwei Hauptstudien und fünf ergänzenden Studien untersu...
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Naming latency (NL) represents the speech onset time after the presentation of an image. We recently developed an extended threshold-based algorithm for automatic NL (aNL) detection considering the envelope of the speech wave. The present study aims at exploring the influence of different manners (e.g., "m" and "p") and positions (e.g., "t" and "p"...
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The language situation in the German-speaking part of Switzerland is diglossic, with Swiss German (regional dialects) and Standard German being used under different conditions. Aphasia assessment therefore constitutes a linguistically complex and challenging situation for speech therapists, as most of the tests are available in Standard German only...
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Hintergrund: Bisher haben Nicht-Standard-Sprachvarietäten in der Aphasiediagnostik wenig Beachtung gefunden. Die deutschsprachige Schweiz weist mit der Verwendung von Dialekt und (Schweizer-)Hoch-deutsch in unterschiedlichen Kontexten Merkmale einer Diglossie auf. Im Gegensatz zu anderen Dialekt-gebieten, genießt der Dialekt in der Schweiz hohes Pr...

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