Papers by Abdullah P. Rashed Ahmed
Tonal Salience in Cognitive Decline: In-Context MCI Detection with Multimodal LLMs (2026.acl-srw)
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| Challenge: | a recent study shows that tonal languages like Chinese have a higher classification performance than non-tonal languages like English. |
| Approach: | a new study examines the differences between tonal and non-tonal language classifications . they hypothesize that the difference is rooted in language typology . early cognitive decline is notoriously difficult to detect . |
| Outcome: | The proposed method compared to TAUKADIAL audio shows that Chinese and English perform better on Chinese . the findings suggest that language typology should inform the design of audio-based cognitive screening tools . |