Speech Markers Research Articles

The film script as oral narrative of personal experience in Aleksandr Rzheshevskii’s oeuvre

ABSTRACT This article is devoted to the study of the film scripts by Aleksandr G. Rzheshevskii (1903–1967). In contrast to the concept of the ‘emotional scenario’, which emphasises the textual structure, this article suggests a reading of his scripts in connection with the problems of an oral narrative of personal experience. Such an approach allows us to consider important creative principles for Rzheshevskii’s work, in particular the link between the film script with biographical experience and orality, both at the level of composition and in the course of the presentation of the text. As compositional markers of oral speech, the article analyses elements of poetic syntax, indefinite pronouns, onomatopoeias, blasphemy and abusive terms, which are the result of storytelling about the events of the Civil War and its consequences.

ЕТНОКУЛЬТУРНА ІДЕНТИФІКАЦІЯ НАЦІЇ КРІЗЬ ПРИЗМУ ВІКІВ

In the article, we analyzed the interaction of language and nation. We have reviewed works that reveal the problem of speech markers and sociolinguistic disputes. The aim of our article was to analyze the features of ethnolinguistic identification of representatives of the language group of Ukraine – "Ruthenians". We used a descriptive method. In the article we considered a pseudoscientific direction – neorusyn, which functions in the territory of modern Transcarpathia and beyond the boundaries of Ukraine, where the settlers from the West Ukrainian lands live compactly. We analysed the situation that was formed in the Transcarpathian region since the end of the XIX century and continues to the present time. Rusyn language is a pseudo-scientific hypothesis which is directed at the disintegration of society. With the help of manipulation schemes, is fulfiled the replacement of concept. The Ruthenian language is a pseudo-scientific hypothesis aimed at disintegrating society. During the period of Ukraine's independence, there was no effective language policy that regulated various pseudo-scientific and pseudo-historical movements that threaten the integrity of the state. The neo-Russian movement originated in the 1950s. At this time, Ukrainians living in Galicia, Bukovina, Transcarpathia, Nadsyannia, Kholm, Presov, began to resist the totalitarian regime of Soviet rule. According to chronicles, it can be convincingly stated that the proper name of Russia in the X – XIII centuries. was related exclusively to the lands of modern Kyiv. The ethnonym Rus is a collective noun, from which the derived ethnonym Rusyn was formed with the help of the suffix -in.

The vocabulary of agriculture semi-popularization articles in English: A corpus-based study

Based on the obtained research results, this paper makes an in-depth study of English vocabulary interpretation retrieval technology, and proposes a corpus based automatic retrieval technology of English vocabulary interpretation. This paper adopts the basic idea of text formalization in the field of natural language processing, uses part of speech, grammar and semantic markers to formalize the interpretation of English vocabulary, and mainly adopts the way of using vocabulary and various markers separately or mixed to serialize the interpretation of English vocabulary. In order to analyze the user input English vocabulary, the first step is to segment the user input natural language, and then extract the key words which can express the meaning of the sentence. The construction of English vocabulary interpretation domain ontology based on corpus needs a set of perfect engineering system method. The automatic retrieval model of English vocabulary interpretation is constructed to realize the automatic retrieval of English vocabulary interpretation. The constructed automatic retrieval model of English vocabulary interpretation includes grammar analysis subsystem and grammar analysis subsystem. Through comparative experiments, it is verified that the retrieval response time of this technology is shorter, and the retrieval performance is improved.

A contrastive corpus study of a semantically neutral French evidential marker: tu dis/vous dites [P] [you say [P]] and its relationship with agreement and disagreement

Using a 20-hour contrastive corpus documenting political debates (public debates as well as debates on TV) and work meetings, the paper examines the functions and distributions of a specific French evidential: tu dis/vous dites [P] [you say [P]] (n = 108). Reported speech markers have been studied extensively across various languages and communicative contexts. However, the situation where speakers report their addressee's speech remains relatively unexplored. Although the verb dire [say] is semantically neutral in terms of polarity (i.e. it does not express either agreement or disagreement with the reported content [P]), analysis of the corpus shows that expectations related to discourse genres play a crucial role in terms of pragmatic enrichment: depending on the genre and role of the speaker, tu dis/vous dites [P] [you say [P]] frequently works as a stance-taking marker that is either oriented towards agreement or disagreement regarding [P]. In work meetings, besides the neutral tokens used for intersubjective objectives (e.g. repair sequences), tokens are massively oriented towards agreement. In political debates, and especially TV debates, the marker is either used by the moderator to frame the disagreement, or by debaters to disagree with each other.

Natural speech markers of Alzheimer's disease co-pathology in Lewy body dementias

IntroductionAn estimated 50% of patients with Lewy body dementias (LBD), including Parkinson's disease dementia (PDD) and Dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB), have co-occurring Alzheimer's disease (AD) that is associated with worse prognosis. This study tests an automated analysis of natural speech as an inexpensive, non-invasive screening tool for AD co-pathology in biologically-confirmed cohorts of LBD patients with AD co-pathology (SYN + AD) and without (SYN-AD). MethodsWe analyzed lexical-semantic and acoustic features of picture descriptions using automated methods in 22 SYN + AD and 38 SYN-AD patients stratified using AD CSF biomarkers or autopsy diagnosis. Speech markers of AD co-pathology were identified using best subset regression, and their diagnostic discrimination was tested using receiver operating characteristic. ANCOVAs compared measures between groups covarying for demographic differences and cognitive disease severity. We tested relations with CSF tau levels, and compared speech measures between PDD and DLB clinical disorders in the same cohort. ResultsAge of acquisition of nouns (p = 0.034, |d| = 0.77) and lexical density (p = 0.0064, |d| = 0.72) were reduced in SYN + AD, and together showed excellent discrimination for SYN + AD vs. SYN-AD (95% sensitivity, 66% specificity; AUC = 0.82). Lower lexical density was related to higher CSF t-Tau levels (R = −0.41, p = 0.0021). Clinically-diagnosed PDD vs. DLB did not differ on any speech features. ConclusionAD co-pathology may result in a deviant natural speech profile in LBD characterized by specific lexical-semantic impairments, not detectable by clinical disorder diagnosis. Our study demonstrates the potential of automated digital speech analytics as a screening tool for underlying AD co-pathology in LBD.

INSERTED SYNTACTIC CONSTRUCTIONS AS REPRESENTATIVES OF THE CATEGORY OF ADDRESSABILITY IN ARTISTIC DISCOURSE

The article is devoted to the analysis of syntactic means of representation of the communicative position of the addressee in the modern Ukrainian literary text. One of the means of expressing modality is considered - inserted constructions that are markers of author's speech. The category of addressability is defined as a special parameter of artistic text creation. The relationship between the category of addressability and other categories of literary text is characterized. The peculiarities of the use of inserted syntactic constructions by modern Ukrainian writers, first of all, in the functional aspect are analyzed. Different types of narratives in the literary text are presented and the use of syntactic constructions inserted in them is traced.

Speech Communities and the implications for social organizations as in human speech markers and others

Speech Communities and the implications for social organizations as in human speech markers and others

Коммуникативные особенности англоязычного судебного дискурса

This article is devoted to the study of the communicative features of the English-language judicial discourse on the example of introductory statements of court speakers during court sessions. The relevance of this research is due to the need to expand knowledge in the field of judicial discourse, a deeper analysis of the functioning of language tools that contribute to the optimization of communicative interaction based on mutual understanding of the parties involved in the discourse. This work is aimed at studying, identifying and analyzing the linguistic specifics of the expression of the position of lawyers, reflecting knowledge, opinions, assessments regarding the presented facts, considered within the epistemic modality. It is revealed that a characteristic feature of the linguistic expression of the speaker’s degree of confidence in the truth of judgments in the type of discourse under study is the self-positioning of the addressees using first-person pronouns; epistemic markers emphasizing the subjectivity of statements, personal opinions, assessments, relationships; intensifiers that strengthen the approved position of the addressees, and hedging language tools represented by markers of implicitness, uncertainty, hidden communicative impact on the addressee. It is established that the most frequent linguistic means in the type of discourse under study, contributing to the demonstration of the validity of judgments, emphasizing the subjectivity of the expressed opinion, assessment, position, commitment of the speaker in relation to the utterance, are first-person pronouns. Informing the addressee using epistemic markers in the opening speech of lawyers, combining the identified linguistic means in one discursive segment, marks the speaker’s involvement in the discursive event, interest in the facts presented, contributes to the effective presentation of information, maintaining contact with the addressee during court sessions, achieving communicative goals in the professional community.

An Examination of Articulatory Precision in Autistic Children and Adults.

According to the speech attunement framework, autistic individuals lack the ability and/or motivation to "tune up" their speech to the same level of precision as their neurotypical peers. However, previous studies exploring the articulatory patterns of autistic individuals have yielded disparate findings. One reason contrasting conclusions exist may be because studies have relied on perceptual measures of articulation. Here, we use an objective acoustic measure of articulatory precision to explore the articulatory patterns of autistic children and adults. This was a retrospective analysis of an existing corpus of 900 recorded speech samples taken from 30 adult and 30 child participants across two different population groups: autistic individuals (autism spectrum disorder [ASD] group) and neurotypical individuals (neurotypical [NT] group). Articulatory precision scores were calculated using an automated metric that compares observed acoustics to the expected acoustics for each phoneme production. Linear mixed-effects models were used to compare the articulatory precision scores across population group (i.e., ASD group vs. NT group) and to see if these differences were moderated by age group (i.e., children vs. adult). The speech of autistic individuals was characterized by reduced articulatory precision relative to their neurotypical peers. This pattern was not significantly moderated by age, indicating it occurred in both the children and adult groups. Our preliminary findings indicate that imprecise articulation may be a characteristic of the speech of autistic individuals in both childhood and adulthood. These findings are in line with predictions posited by the speech attunement framework. Given the current lack of speech markers for this clinical population and the importance of speech quality in the social integration of autistic individuals, our results advance articulatory precision as a viable and important target for future research.

Ujaran Kebencian dalam Kolom Komentar Media Berita Online BABE

Hate speech is a language phenomenon that often appears on social media nowadays. This was exacerbated by the political intensity between supporting and opposing groups of the government. The commentary column which contains news on the topic of government is one of the ways to spread hate speeches. Therefore, this study aims to analyze the hate speech that appears in the commentary column of an online news media called BABE with the aim of finding the form of lingual markers, the speech act meaning, and the speech act function of the hate speech. The results of this study found that lingual markers in hate speech were divided into three categories, namely words, phrases and utterances. The meaning of hate speech is illocutionary and is classified into seven types of hate speech, including insult, defamation, desecration, unpleasant action, provocation, incitement, and hoax. Meanwhile, the speech act function that appears in hate speech has four speech act functions, namely the assertive function, the directive function, the commissive function, and the expressive function.

Characterizing speech heterogeneity in schizophrenia-spectrum disorders.

Schizophrenia-spectrum disorders (SSD) are highly heterogeneous in risk factors, symptom characteristics, and disease course outcome. Although speech anomalies have long been recognized as a core symptom of SSD, speech markers are an unexplored source of symptom heterogeneity that may be informative in recognizing relevant subtypes. This study investigated speech heterogeneity and its relation to clinical characteristics in a large sample of patients with SSD and healthy controls. Speech samples were obtained from 142 patients with SSD and 147 healthy controls by means of open-ended interviews. Speech was analyzed using standardized open-source acoustic speech software. Hierarchical clustering was conducted using acoustic speech markers. Symptom severity was rated with the Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale, and cognition was assessed with the Brief Assessment of Cognition for Schizophrenia. Three speech clusters could be distinguished in the patient group that differed regarding speech properties, independent of medication use. One cluster was characterized by mild speech disturbances, while two severely impaired clusters were recognized (fragmented speakers and prolonged pausers). Both clusters with severely impaired speech had more severe cognitive dysfunction than the mildly impaired speakers. Prolonged pausers specifically had difficulties with memory-related tasks. Prolonged pausing, as opposed to fragmented speaking, related to chronic active psychosis and refractory psychotic symptoms. Based on speech clustering, subtypes of patients emerged with distinct disease trajectories, symptomatology, and cognitive functioning. The identification of clinically relevant subgroups within SSD may help to characterize distinct profiles and benefit the tailoring of early intervention and improvement of long-term functional outcome. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2022 APA, all rights reserved).

Investigating Iranian English Learners' Private Speech Across Proficiency Levels and Gender Based on Vygotsky's Sociocultural Theory.

This study was an attempt to investigate Iranian EFL learners’ private speech across proficiency levels and gender while doing reading comprehension tasks. Moreover, it was an attempt to examine the different forms of private speech produced by Iranian English learners. Six forms of private speech were coded and analyzed: affective markers, sub-vocalization, switch from L2 to L1, repetition, unfinished sentences, and self-directed questions. It was a descriptive correlational research. The participants of this study were ninety female and male EFL learners at three levels of foreign language proficiency from two schools in Lahijan, Iran. They were selected from 110 students by administering an Oxford Quick Placement Test. Next, reading comprehension tests were administered to the participants. In order to gather data, each participant was equipped with a MP3 voice recorder to keep track of very low private speech markers while performing reading tasks. Pearson Chi-Square test was utilized to determine the probable relationship between the six forms of private speech and learners’ proficiency levels and gender. The results revealed that there was statistically significant relationship between the forms of private speech produced by Iranian EFL learners and their foreign language proficiency. However, the outcomes did not yield a significant correlation regarding gender and the forms of private speech. It can be concluded that private speech is responsible for both regulating mental ability in complex tasks and facilitating internalization of mental ability. In second /foreign language learning, externalized private speech functions not just as a self-regulatory mechanism aiding problem-solving but as a tool in learning and internalizing the L2.

МУЛЬТИМОДАЛЬНАЯ РЕПРЕЗЕНТАЦИЯ В СОСТАВЕ КОММУНИКАТИВНОГО СОБЫТИЯ (КОГНИТИВНО-ДИСКУРСИВНЫЙ АСПЕКТ)

The article discusses the conceptual structure of the term “мультимодальный” and its English translation equivalent “multimodal” in the conceptual retrospective of its understanding with regard to modern approaches to multimodal communication, as well as intersections with semiotics and cognitive research. The development of new meanings in the structure of the concept is traced using computer methods based on the consideration of distributional semantics of lexemes in high frequency fragments of their functioning. This approach reveals the assimilative connections of words and reflects the linguistic representation of the conceptual sphere. Various semiotic resources in the structure of a multidimensional object can be represented actually or potentially (in the form of a mental representation). The ‘narrativity’ of the visual is revealed in relation to the use of verbal elements in painting. One example is the inclusion of letters and their combinations in the pictorial space of a work of art. The titles of some such works use “speech markers” that can be expanded into a whole situation. The translation of discursive units becomes “intersemiotic”, as it covers a wide range of meanings and senses in the spatial perspective of the art object, due to the individual perception of the viewer. A large amount of information contained in a short word or phrase is thus subjected to interpretation. The article also reveals the intrinsic ties of multimodality studies with psycholinguistics and cognitive discourse analysis.

Inner speech markers in Russian and Serbian

In this paper, we address one part of the research related to the phenomenon of someone else?s speech, which concerns the marking of inner (unspoken) speech in Russian and Serbian. We point out the means (parenthetical verbs and particlexenomarkers) by which the inner speech is marked. The paper pays special attention to the use of the word rekoh/reko? and kao/ ko velim in the Serbian language as a marker of inner speech. On the other hand, a component of inferential evidential meaning in the given markers can be identified.

Slobodni neupravni i slobodni upravni govor u romanu "De Bello Civili" Svetislava Basare i njihovi prevodni ekvivalenti u engleskom jeziku

Most of the research studies on the translation equivalents of the direct and indirect speech were dealing with translations from English to Serbian language. In this paper, we investigate whether structural and/or stylistic movements occur when the free direct and free indirect speech (and their subtypes) are translated from Serbian language to English language. Novel De bello civili by Svetislav Basara is used as a research corpus. Almost all types of direct and indirect speech are present in the novel. Events in the novel take place very quickly, since the plot of the novel takes place in one day, reminding us how substantial the events of a single day can be. The events in the reality of fiction and events in the inner world of protagonists are mixed here, and hence the dominance of free direct speech. The research led to conclusion that forms in free indirect speech in English and Serbian language share most of the features (require context, use of past verb tenses, use of speech verbs and thoughts verbs that can be used in the main sentence etc), except for the sequence of tenses that is inherent in English and not in Serbian language. Since free direct speech does not include the shift of tenses, the examples of this type of reported speech are almost identical in both languages. Given that the narrator of the novel is at the same time the leading protagonist whose words are communicated, there is the omission of prenominal focalization, and there are cases when it is difficult to distinguish the free direct speech from free indirect speech. This implies the omission of author's speech and orthographic markers, which may impose a problem during translation. From the given examples, it can be seen that in some cases the translator was not guided by the Serbian language, in terms of following and communicating the reported speech. Although the free indirect speech is more flexible category in the Serbian language (Karavesović 2010), when translating into English there is often a problem of transferring all stylistic features. Following the rule of the sequence of tenses that is inherent in the English language, but not in Serbian, the translator diminishes the actuality achieved by the use of the free indirect speech in the original. Furthermore, sometimes it is very difficult to distinguish between the free direct and free indirect speech in the Serbian language; these two types of reported speech cannot be equalized in the English translation, and usually the indirect speech with subtypes is used as translation equivalent.

Using Process-oriented, Guided-inquiry Learning in the Teaching of Academic Literacy

This paper presents a quantitative analysis of an intervention study that used process-oriented, guided-inquiry learning (POGIL) to teach grammar as part of an academic literacy module in the Extended Curriculum Programme (ECP) at the University of Pretoria. In the first semester of the Language and Study Skills (LST) module, four key grammatical functions (parts of speech, sentence structure, punctuation, and discourse markers) are foundational to subsequent writing skills taught throughout the year. These grammatical functions are adaptable to quiz-style instruction and assessment and are taught online in this way; however, many LST students still struggle with the application of these functions well into the second semester. The POGIL method, which falls within the inquiry-based learning framework (Abraham, 2005) and is influenced by constructivisim and the learning cycle (Cracolice, 2009), presents an alternative approach which is suited to LST’s content and teaching mode. LST is presented in smaller classes of around 50 students, and emphasis is placed on practical application activities and student participation. The POGIL method aligns with this mode as it scaffolds the learning process through worksheets which students need to complete in small, carefully organised groups, thus requiring students to actively construct and apply knowledge, engage in deep learning and lay the foundations for independent learning. The potential applications of POGIL to academic literacy and language instruction have received little attention in teaching and learning research, as the method has typically been used and researched in STEM instruction. Furthermore, existing research is context-bound to institutions outside of South Africa. The POGIL-based intervention study for the LST module was thus designed to respond to the specific educational context and needs of the ECP students. Specifically, the study sought to establish whether the POGIL method of instruction improved students’ application of certain grammatical functions when compared to online, quiz-style instruction. A teaching intervention was conducted using POGIL-style worksheets, after which the performance of the intervention group was compared to the performance of a control group using data from items in formal assessments (two semester tests and an examination). Analysis of this data indicates that the POGIL group performed better than the control group in all five constructs, though the difference in performance was statistically significant in only four constructs. The paper concludes with a suggestion that further research should be conducted to investigate the relationship between students’ level of capability and their response to POGIL-style language instruction; some possibilities for the continuation of the study are outlined. The research therefore contributes to the small, but growing body of work on POGIL instruction by expanding it to include academic literacy and ECP instruction.

Языковая репрезентация среднего уровня профессионализма говорящего в биографическом интервью (на материале английского языка)

The research is focused on identification of the language markers functioning in English oral spontaneous speech that correlate with the average level of professional knowledge in representatives of humanitarian professions and that may be detected by the recruitment commission during the employee selection process. The purpose of the study is to identify these speech signs, conduct their sociolinguistic analysis, and systematize them according to such parameters as syntax, vocabulary, grammar, speech strategy, type of speech culture, and etiquette. The research material is composed of modern video interviews with representatives of creative professions from English-language talk shows and television programs. Methodologically, the study is based on sociolinguistic categories method of Professor T. A. Ivushkina, as well as the methods of description, generalization, and interpretation. As a result of the study, the author has detected such speech markers of the middle level professionals as the predominance of complex sentences having a broken syntactic structure, an abundance of enumerations, clichéd media assertions, pseudo-connecting and discursive words, comparisons expressed by verbal and adjective metaphor, phrasal verbs with metaphorical meanings, speakers’ preference for nominative adjectives, sporadic use of abstract nouns, avoiding the usage of foreign words, phraseological units, terminology, pun, and irony. The speech strategy is characterized by softened unobtrusive modulation, hesitation, a large number of empty words and the lack of independence in judgments, double understatement in speakers’ remarks about themselves. The main type of speech is the literary-colloquial type of speech culture, the habit of dialogical communication.

Lexical Retrieval Difficulties in the L1 of Lithuanians in Ireland

The article describes the study of the Irish Lithuanian (IL) L1 lexical attrition. Several indications can show lexical attrition: vocabulary reduction, use of hypernyms instead of hyponyms, code switching, and hesitation markers. These signs indicate that the person is having difficulty retrieving words from memory. The article analyzes 30 IL speech examples (recordings of picture description) while focusing on the hesitation markers (pauses, corrections, repetitions, etc.) and the units of lexical expression. The study involves first-generation emigrants who left Lithuania at the age of 12 or older and have lived in Ireland for 5 years or more. The data of the target group are compared with the data of the control group – Lithuanians living in Lithuania (LL). The significance of the results is confirmed by applying T test.
 During the study, informants were asked to describe two pictures. The results show that there were more hesitation markers in IL speech rather than in LL speech (p = 0.000). In addition, less relevant units of lexical expression were used in IL rather than in LL speech (p = 0.002). Such results suggest that the target group experience difficulties retrieving words from memory and this could mean that their L1 lexicon is facing attrition. It also turned out that the picture related to private life situations was described more fluently than the picture related to public life situations.

Exploring Bohdan Lepky’s Translation Ethics Using Linguistic Inquiry and Word Count

The present empirical study aims to outline ethical landmarks of Bohdan Lepky, the renowned Ukrainian writer and translator, in his Ukrainian translation of Salomé by Oscar Wilde. We assess the ethics of translation data defined by Kalina (2015) in terms of accuracy, impartiality, and confidentiality. In order to address these ethical issues, the study envisaged the following steps. First, source and target texts were analyzed using the Linguistic Inquiry and Word Count (LIWC) computerized program based on its built-in French 2007 and Ukrainian 2015 dictionaries. Second, all 'style words' (Tausczik & Pennebaker, 2010) represented by functional words, e.g., conjunctions, prepositions, and pronouns that bear procedural meaning, were compared in both texts. Findings showed that the translator followed the ethical "tradition of sameness" (Wyke, 2011), being less "visible" (Venuti, 1995) in his target language version. Despite a greater number of impersonal pronouns causing slight implicitation, we observed no traces of simplification or explicitation deforming tendencies in Lepky's translated text. Similar indices of conjunctions and prepositions, and the average number of words per sentence in both texts, confirmed the accuracy of meaning and style. Although markers of oral speech (fillers) prevailed in translation, this strategy manifests his agency and attempt to be ethically "accountable" for his product in the sense of Schlesinger’s (1989) "equalizing." This shift moves along the oral-literate continuum towards more natural, i.e., rich in pragmatic discourse markers (Schiffrin, 1989) oral communication. The LIWC psychological category of "affect" filled with emotionally charged words was less dense in the Ukrainian version, contributing both to the translator's "ethics of difference" (Venuti, 1999) and his impartiality. Thus, results of the LIWC-processed data demonstrated high ethical standards of translating Bohdan Lepky met in his Ukrainian rendition of Salomé by Oscar Wilde.
 Acknowledgements
 This research was made possible through funds from The Remeza Family Research and Publications Grant 2021-2022, Canadian Institute of Ukrainian Studies at the University of Alberta, Canada.

Automatic analysis and validation of digitized speech markers in Lewy body spectrum diseases with Alzheimer’s disease co‐pathology

AbstractBackgroundLewy Body Spectrum Disorders (LBSD) are hallmarked by α‐synucleinopathy. Up to 50% of LBSD have co‐occurring Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) at autopsy and this is associated with earlier dementia onset, greater cognitive impairments, and reduced survival. In vivo identification of AD co‐pathology is currently achievable with invasive cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) AD biomarkers or costly molecular PET imaging. There remains a need for non‐invasive, inexpensive, and validated markers that can serve as screening tools for this purpose. We examined automated speech markers of a short semi‐structured natural speech sample in LBSD with and without neurobiologically‐validated AD co‐pathology.MethodWe analyzed digitized speech of Cookie Theft picture descriptions from 62 LBSD patients and 44 healthy controls (HC). AD co‐pathology was determined by neuropathological (25%) or CSF based diagnosis (75%): n=18 LBSD+AD (age= 73.7y (7.4), 67% Parkinson Disease (PD) /PD with Dementia (PDD), 33% Dementia with Lewy Bodies (DLB)); n=44 LBSD‐AD (age= 67.8y (6.5), 61% PD/PDD, 39% DLB). Speech samples were automatically parsed into voiced and silent segments and duration measures were extracted. Transcripts were processed for parts‐of‐speech usage and lexical‐semantic features. We conducted group comparisons of speech measures, examined their effects on determining pathologic group, and assessed relations with MRI cortical thickness.ResultLBSD+AD and LBSD‐AD groups did not differ in disease duration, motor disease severity (UPDRS Part III), nor neuropsychological performance (overall and across individual cognitive domains). Both LBSD+AD and LBSD‐AD spoke in shorter speech segments and longer and more frequent pauses; and speaking rate was slower compared to HC. Compared to LBSD‐AD, speakers with LBSD+AD used shorter words (by phoneme count) acquired at a younger age, and produced more conjunctions per 100 words. The features showed excellent model fit for determining pathologic group (McFadden R2 = 0.23), but speech features did not distinguish between PDD and DLB. Reduced word age of acquisition related to atrophy in left and right temporal regions in LBSD+AD only.ConclusionAutomated speech measures distinguished biologically‐confirmed LBSD+AD from LBSD‐AD regardless of clinical phenotype. Findings highlight the potential use of automated digitized speech analytics as a valid screening tool for AD co‐pathology in LBSD.