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Cross-Language Question Re-Ranking

, 2017
We study how to find relevant questions in community forums when the language of the new questions is different from that of the existing questions in the forum. In particular, we explore the Arabic-English language pair. We compare a kernel-based system
Brown Peter F., Cao Yunbo, Darwish Kareem, Forner Pamela, Guzmán Francisco, Jeon Jiwoon, Ji Zongcheng, Luong Thang, Mikolov Tomas, Nicosia Massimo, Severyn Aliaksei, Socher Richard, Tiedemann Jörg, Upadhyay Shyam, Zhang Kai, Zhou Guangyou   +15 more
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Exploiting Comparable Corpora and Bilingual Dictionaries for Cross-Language Text Categorization

Annual Meeting of the Association for Computational Linguistics, 2006
Cross-language Text Categorization is the task of assigning semantic classes to documents written in a target language (e.g. English) while the system is trained using labeled documents in a source language (e.g.
A. Gliozzo, C. Strapparava
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Vocabulary Opens the Door; Creativity Guides the Search: Complementary Contributions to Second Language Semantic Fluency Across Domains

Language Learning, EarlyView.
Abstract Semantic fluency, the ability to retrieve words within a category, relies on lexical knowledge, semantic memory and executive control mechanisms. A richer, interconnected semantic memory and optimal executive control, as seen in creative individuals, enhance fluency through broad associative searches and quicker access to remote concepts ...
Almudena Fernández‐Fontecha
wiley   +1 more source

Considering a lexicographic plan for Gabon within the Gabonese language landscape [PDF]

, 2009
This article raises a number of questions that should be dealt with in drawing up a lexicographic plan for Gabon. For which of the Gabonese languages should lexicographic units be established? This question entrains the issue of inventorying the Gabonese
Ndinga-Koumba-Binza, Hugues Steve
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Making all repertoires count: Re‐envisioning TBLT through critical multilingual language awareness

The Modern Language Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract As calls intensify for language education to provide authentic exposure to linguistic and cultural diversity—an essential condition for preparing learners to navigate an interconnected world—concerns about the declining status of additional language study reveal an important challenge.
Koen Van Gorp
wiley   +1 more source

Crossing the frontier from oral to written translanguaging for epistemic access in natural science

Reading & Writing
Background: South Africa’s Language-in-Education Policy (LiEP) provides for bi/multilingual education, but schools are only supported to choose monolingual English language policies from Grade 4 and ignore the learners’ home language or languages as ...
Soraya Abdulatief, Xolisa Guzula
doaj   +1 more source

Own-language use in ELT: exploring global practices and attitudes [PDF]

, 2013
In this research paper Graham Hall and Guy Cook explore teacher attitudes to own-language use in the classroom. They conducted a global survey and interviews with practising teachers.
Cook, Guy, Hall, Graham
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Finding the Words: How Does the Aging Brain Process Language? A Focused Review of Brain Connectivity and Compensatory Pathways

Topics in Cognitive Science, EarlyView.
Abstract As people age, there is a natural decline in cognitive functioning and brain structure. However, the relationship between brain function and cognition in older adults is neither straightforward nor uniform. Instead, it is complex, influenced by multiple factors, and can vary considerably from one person to another.
Monica Baciu, Elise Roger
wiley   +1 more source

Kalkovi u hrvatskim dvojezičnim i višejezičnim rječnicima

Filologija : časopis Razreda za filološke znanosti Hrvatske akademije znanosti i umjetnosti, 2002
U prilogu se daje pregled kalkova u hrvatskim dvojezičnim i višejezičnim rječnicima. Pozornost se posvećuje rječnicima objavljenim u 19. stoljeću, u razdoblju obilježenom naporima za stvaranjem hrvatskih naziva i uopće novih izraza za potrebe društvenog i javnog života.
Turk, Marija, Pavletić, Helena
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An acoustic study on monophthongs in Central Australian Aboriginal English

World Englishes, EarlyView.
Abstract We present an acoustic analysis of monophthongal vowel production in Central Australian Aboriginal English (CAAE), providing one of the first systematic examinations of this variety spoken by English‐as‐a‐first‐language (L1) speakers in Mparntwe/Alice Springs, Australia.
Yizhou Wang, Carmel O'Shannessy, Vanessa Davis, Rikke Bundgaard‐Nielsen, Denise Foster   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source