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NUS linguists make breakthrough discovery on detecting early linguistic signs of dementia by studying the natural speech of seniors
A study led by linguists from the Department of English, Linguistics and Theatre Studies (ELTS) at the NUS Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences (FASS) has found that early linguistic signs of dementia can be detected through the study of the natural speech of senior Singaporeans.
Conserving her heritage language
Dr Nala Lee shares about her work in preserving the language of Baba Malay, how language relates to community and culture, and what the layperson can do to help preserve other heritage languages.
Embrace Healthy Ageing
The research identifies the early signs of ageing and studies ways to reduce adverse health conditions stemming from ageing diseases.
Featuring Associate Professor Victor Yu, Faculty of Science and Professor Bao Zhiming, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, both from NUS’ College of Humanities and Sciences.
The systematic study of human language from different perspectives: English Language and Linguistics gives students the opportunity to investigate linguistic phenomena in multicultural and international contexts.
The Department offers a wide array of modules for students to enhance their analytical skills: linguistic patterning, the contextual-based development of language in different cultures and institutions, and even how this field interacts with others such as semiotics, literature and popular culture. Our students are critical and creative thinkers who are able to express themselves in speech and writing with clarity, precision and elegance.
The study of English Literature is the study of life’s possibilities. Through the alluring, imaginative worlds of writers like Shakespeare, the Brontë sisters, Toni Morrison and J. M. Coetzee, learn to see the world with a broad, flexible, critical and creative mind.
We embrace the diversity of literature here at NUS. Our students have the opportunity to study the main periods of British and American literature as well as world literature such as South Asian and Southeast Asian literature. There is flexibility in adopting generic or topic approaches with subjects such as film, visual media, critical theory, gender and sexuality, and contemporary issues like literature and ecology. Students are trained to read literature using aesthetic, historical, political or theoretical approaches.
The study of theatre and performance will engage your creative and critical mind. At NUS Theatre and Performance Studies, we believe that the study of theatre: its practices, its operations and its impact on society can equip you with transferrable critical thinking, resource organisation and public call-and-response skills.
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NUS Linguists Make Breakthrough Discovery on Detecting Early Linguistic Signs of Dementia by Studying the Natural Speech of Seniors
The novel study revealed that participants with memory-related mild cognitive impairment spoke less and used fewer, but more abstract, nouns that is consistent with the speech pattern of Alzheimer’s patients.
Edwin Thumboo Prize 2024
The Department of English, Linguistics and Theatre Studies at the National University of Singapore (NUS) Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences has awarded the Edwin Thumboo …
NUS Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences alumni honoured for contributions to public service, education, literature and the corporate sector
FASS paid tribute on 15 May 2024 to four eminent alumni for their outstanding contributions towards nation-building, growth of the university, the promotion of the arts and social sciences, and impact in the private sector.