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Machine Learning and Applied Linguistics [PDF]
, 2018 This entry introduces the topic of machine learning and provides an overview of its relevance for applied linguistics and language learning. The discussion will focus on giving an introduction to the methods and applications of machine learning in applied linguistics, and will provide references for further study.
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Critical applied linguistics in the 2020s [PDF]
Critical Inquiry in Language Studies, 2022 Critical applied linguistics remains deeply relevant today, arguably more than ever, but it needs constant renewal. This paper returns to these concerns to assess where this project has got to and where it may be headed. I review first both long-term and short-term political trends, from the rise of neoliberalism to the COVID pandemic.
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Uncharted territory: A complex systems approach as an emerging paradigm in applied linguistics
Per Linguam : A Journal of Language Learning, 2009 Developing a theory of applied linguistics is a top priority for the discipline today. The emergence of a new paradigm - a complex systems approach - in applied linguistics presents us with a unique opportunity to give prominence to the development of a ...
Weideman, Albert J
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Integrating Linguistic Theory and Neural Language Models [PDF]
arXiv, 2022 Transformer-based language models have recently achieved remarkable results in many natural language tasks. However, performance on leaderboards is generally achieved by leveraging massive amounts of training data, and rarely by encoding explicit linguistic knowledge into neural models.
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Applied linguistics beyond postmodernism
Acta Academica, 2013 Applied linguistics clearly has modernist roots, which have steadily been eroded by postmodernist views. Opposites, such as quantitative and qualitative, or positivist and postpositivist, are often used to characterise this intellectual conflict.
Albert Weideman
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Language Testing in Asia, 2023 As a part of a more extensive computerized dynamic assessment (CDA) project delivered through a dedicated website, www.lingeli.com , this study explores EFL learners’ perspectives on an online listening comprehension dynamic assessment software focusing ...
Saman Ebadi +2 more
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Early Language Impairment as an Integral Part of the Cognitive Phenotype in Huntington's Disease
Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Objective Huntington's disease (HD) speech/language disorders have typically been attributed to motor and executive impairment due to striatal dysfunction. In‐depth study of linguistic skills and the role of extrastriatal structures in HD is scarce.
Arnau Puig‐Davi +13 more
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Smart Learning Environments, 2022 This study investigated the impact of flipped vocabulary learning on the listening achievement of EFL learners. The study participants included 60 English language learners selected based on their performance on the Michigan Test of English Language ...
Saman Ebadi +2 more
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Applied Linguistics Theory and Application [PDF]
, 2019 Applied linguistics is an interdisciplinary field that identifies, investigates, and offers solutions to language-related real-life problems. Some of the academic fields related to applied linguistics are education, psychology, communication research ...
Cyntas, J. (Jorde), Peniro, R. (Rocio)
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Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Objectives To investigate whether pulse pressure or mean arterial pressure mediates the relationship between age and white matter hyperintensity load and to examine the mediating effect of white matter hyperintensities on cognition. Methods Demographic information, blood pressure, current medication lists, and Montreal Cognitive Assessment ...
Jade Hannan +8 more
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