higher-Order Transformations (hOTs) have become an important support of the development of model transformations in various transformation languages. Most frequently hOTs are used to synthesize transformations from different kinds of models, for example, mapping models. This means that model-driven development (MDD) is successfully applied to transformations as well. The standard hOT solution i...

The present paper deals with the national specifics of the assessment aspect in the meaning of the words. A modern scientific paradigm considers the language as a cognitive tool of understanding the world and keeping and representing people’s experience and values which reflect the people’s vision of the world (“the world picture). Usually linguistics understands the language ...

OBJECTIVE The aims of this study were to develop and assess a method to map language networks in children with two auditory fMRI protocols in combination with a dichotic listening task (DL). The method is intended for pediatric patients prior to epilepsy surgery. To evaluate the potential clinical usefulness of the method we first wanted to assess data from a group of healthy children. METHOD...

IsiXhosa is the second most spoken language in South Africa and one of its official languages. Spoken mainly in the Eastern and Western Cape regions it is fitting that much of the research focusing on children's isiXhosa speech and language acquisition has been carried out at the University of Cape Town (UCT). We describe what is known about children's acquisition of isiXhosa, and highlight stu...

The transformation language Stratego provides highlevel abstractions for implementation of a wide range of transformations. Our aim is to integrate transformation in the software development process and make it available to programmers. This requires the transformations provided by the programming environment to be extensible. This paper presents a case study in the implementation of extensible...

CONTEXT Permanent hearing loss affects 1 to 3 per 1000 children and interferes with typical communication development. Early detection through newborn hearing screening and hearing technology provide most children with the option of spoken language acquisition. However, no consensus exists on optimal interventions for spoken language development. OBJECTIVE To conduct a systematic review of th...

BACKGROUND In early typical language development, children understand words before they are able to use them in speech. Children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) generally show impairments in both the comprehension and the production of language. However, the relative degree of delay or impairment in each of these sub-domains may also be atypical and remains less well-understood. AIMS Rel...