Digitally Supported Analysis of Spontaneous Speech (DigiSpon): Benchmarking NLP-Supported Language Sample Analysis of Swiss Children's Speech

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2504.00780v1
• Date: Tue, 01 Apr 2025 13:32:38 GMT
• Title: Digitally Supported Analysis of Spontaneous Speech (DigiSpon): Benchmarking NLP-Supported Language Sample Analysis of Swiss Children's Speech
• Authors: Anja Ryser, Yingqiang Gao, Sarah Ebling,
• Abstract summary: We introduce an approach that leverages natural language processing (NLP) methods not based on commercial large language models (LLMs)<n>The study aims to identify optimal practices that support speech-language pathologists in diagnosing developmental language disorder more efficiently within a human-in-the-loop framework.
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• License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
• Abstract: Language sample analysis (LSA) is a process that complements standardized psychometric tests for diagnosing, for example, developmental language disorder (DLD) in children. However, its labor-intensive nature has limited its use in speech-language pathology practice. We introduce an approach that leverages natural language processing (NLP) methods not based on commercial large language models (LLMs) applied to transcribed speech data from 119 children in the German speaking part of Switzerland with typical and atypical language development. The study aims to identify optimal practices that support speech-language pathologists in diagnosing DLD more efficiently within a human-in-the-loop framework, without relying on potentially unethical implementations that leverage commercial LLMs. Preliminary findings underscore the potential of integrating locally deployed NLP methods into the process of semi-automatic LSA.

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