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Linguistic Profiling of a Neural Language Model [PDF]
In this paper we investigate the linguistic knowledge learned by a Neural Language Model (NLM) before and after a fine-tuning process and how this knowledge affects its predictions during several classification problems. We use a wide set of probing tasks, each of which corresponds to a distinct sentence-level feature extracted from different levels of
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Emotive, evaluative, epistemic: A linguistic analysis of affectivity in news journalism [PDF]
In this article, we introduce a linguistic approach to studying affectivity as a fundamental feature of news journalism. By reconceptualising affectivity beyond emotive storytelling, intentional stance-taking or evaluative expression, we propose a methodology that highlights how conventions related to mediating, modulating and managing affectivity ...
Koivunen, Anu+5 more
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What makes a good conversation? How controllable attributes affect human judgments [PDF]
A good conversation requires balance – between simplicity and detail; staying on topic and changing it; asking questions and answering them. Although dialogue agents are commonly evaluated via human judgments of overall quality, the relationship between ...
A. See+3 more
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In this paper I focus on the interaction between affect and language as articulated in the works of Theodor W. Adorno and Julia Kristeva, sometimes in inchoate and non-explicit ways. Language is always in transit, exile, and dispossession.
Marcia Morgan
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Introduction: converging data sources in cognitive linguistics [PDF]
The aim of the paper is to outline the topic of the present special issue. In the first section, the authors give a concise overview of current discussions on the structure and function of linguistic data and evidence in general.
András Kertész+17 more
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Linguistics in the 21st Century: Problems, Prospects, and Growth Points
This paper considers four problems that are most likely to affect the future development of linguistics: 1) linguistic diversity; 2) the text/system interpretation of language; 3) the role of quantitative methods; 4) the role of diachronic analysis.
Plungyan V. A.
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This article presents an analysis of the structure and use of the Finnish independent infinitives. Although typological studies have shown that syntactically independent non-finite constructions are widespread in many languages, the understanding of ...
Laura Visapää
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On the Impact of Voice Anonymization on Speech Diagnostic Applications: a Case Study on COVID-19 Detection [PDF]
With advances seen in deep learning, voice-based applications are burgeoning, ranging from personal assistants, affective computing, to remote disease diagnostics. As the voice contains both linguistic and para-linguistic information (e.g., vocal pitch, intonation, speech rate, loudness), there is growing interest in voice anonymization to preserve ...
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The transition from affective to linguistic meaning [PDF]
This paper reports a transition from affective to linguistic meaning in 15-month-old infants. Behaviour regulation in the context of a social referencing procedure is used as a measure of the meaning of stimulus messages for infants. Of particular interest is the extent to which receptive vocabulary predicts behaviour regulation by language and ...
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Integrating Automated Segmentation and Glossing into Documentary and Descriptive Linguistics
Any attempt to integrate NLP systems to the study of endangered languages must take into consideration traditional approaches by both NLP and linguistics. This paper tests different strategies and workflows for morpheme segmentation and glossing that may
Sarah Moeller, Mans Hulden
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