PPT-Mean Length of Utterance (MLU)

A measure of language ability A Measure of Language Ability Mean Length of Utterance MLU MLU is a way to score a childs language ability When scoring for MLU researchers count the number of morphemes in the childs utterances. 3.65 5.12 .00 .06 .009 .01 # of Tag Questions 1 17.81 13.72 # of Tag Questions per Utterance .00 .08 .037 .02 For further information please contact: Silja Samerski D - 28203 Bremen Tel: +49-Fax: +49- mail: piano@uni- source: http://www.pudel.uni Matthias Rieger Shot 2004 draft 2 The disembodiment of DEIXIS . AND DEFINITENESS. Definition. A DEICTIC word is one which takes some element of its meaning from . the context . or situation (i.e. the speaker, the addressee, the time and the place) . of the . Part 1. Sense. Unicorn. Reference. Cat. Night/knight phonologically (/n/) . Lift/lifted morphologically (roots). Write/paint syntactically (transitive). Pot/pan semantically (sister terms). Word relationships. Yule. 1. DEFINITIONS AND BACKGROUND. “. The. . study. of . contextual . meaning. . communicated. . by. a speaker . or. . writer. , and . interpreted. . by. a . listener. . or. . reader. .” (. Sentences, Utterances, Propositions. Any stretch of talk, by one person. Before and after which that person is silent. The use of a piece of language. By a particular speaker . On a particular occasion. Author: . Sz. -rung . Shiang. , Hung-YI Lee, Lin-. shan. . Lee. Speaker: . Sz. -rung . Shiang. National . Taiwan University. Outline. Introduction. Extractive summarization. Structured support vector machine. 1 100 - Child‟s initials: M.R. Gender: female DOB: (confidential) DOE: October 15, 2002 CA: 47 months Context: “The Crayon Box” day - care center at Andrews University. A measure of language ability. A Measure. of Language. Ability. www.stfx.ca/people/jlayes. Mean Length of Utterance (MLU). MLU is a way to score a child’s language ability. When scoring for MLU, researchers count the number of morphemes in the child’s utterances. Age Analysis. 2. Importance. Many stock parameters are . annual . rates. .. e.g., growth & mortality (components of yield) . “. time” must be recorded.. Usually as . the age of the fish.. Age . Universitario. UAEM . Texcoco. Licenciatura. en . Lenguas. Unidad. de . Aprendizaje. : . Sem. ántica. del . Inglés. Unidad. de . Competencia. I.. Presentación. : . Conceptos. . Generales. Elaborado. A Sentence is an ideal string of words formed in accordance with the grammatical rules of a language. As a unit of grammar, it is higher than the clause, just as the clause is higher than the phrase and the phrase is higher than the word.. Focuses. on . the. . literal. . meanings. . of. . words. , . phrases. . and. . sentences. ; . concerned. . with. how . grammatical. . processes. . build. . complex. . meanings. . out. . SALT Software, LLC. LSA Process. Record a language sample. Transcribe the sample. Analyze the transcript. Interpret the results. Importance of Accurate Transcription. These are real people.. The analysis of the transcript can help inform decisions about services..