Language machines: Toward a linguistic anthropology of large language models
Abstract Large language models (LLMs) challenge long‐standing assumptions in linguistics and linguistic anthropology by generating human‐like language without relying on rule‐based structures. This introduction to the special issue Language Machines calls for renewed engagement with LLMs as socially embedded language technologies.
Siri Lamoureaux +2 more
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Engineered non-contestation: Deterring electoral contestation using violence in local elections. [PDF]
Das N.
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Contested heritage landscapes for Arabic language learning in a postcolonial France
Abstract This article analyzes the contested and multiple meanings of “heritage” that emerge for advanced Arabic language learners in a postcolonial France. A linguistic life histories approach reveals a fraught duality of privileged access and exclusionary adversity for heritage students of Arabic.
Chantal Tetreault +2 more
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A Case Report and Literature Review of Prostatic Tuberculosis Masquerading as Prostate Cancer: A Diagnostic Challenge in a Tuberculosis-Endemic Region. [PDF]
William Y +4 more
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Narrative formatting, chronotopic orderings, and moralization in ex‐gay stories
Abstract Formatted stories rely on spatiotemporal cues to evoke recognizability through linearity, which prescribes a particular template for meaning‐making. This article examines stories narrated by ex‐gay members of a Christian organization in Singapore and considers how chronotopes within the stories are ordered to regiment ways of feeling for ...
Vincent Pak
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Disinformation and Democracy on the Docket: Reformulating the Approach to Electoral Disinformation under the ECHR. [PDF]
Pentney K, Shattock E.
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Abstract With increasing division and conflict amongst groups with different opinions on social and political issues, there is a growing need to effectively manage intergroup conflict. The current paper examined the role of superordinate identities in facilitating—versus hindering—competing opinion‐based groups to work through value‐based intergroup ...
Emily A. Haines +2 more
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Case Report: Successful treatment of severe type II decompression sickness characterized by multiple gas emboli. [PDF]
Wang Y +5 more
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How New Issues Become Polarized: Partisan Triggers and Subsystem Shopping in Early AI Policymaking
ABSTRACT Early AI policymaking in the United States appeared bipartisan, but subsequent developments raise the question of whether AI policy will become more polarized over time. To examine how partisanship takes root around novel policy issues, we perform a mixed‐methods study, analyzing survey data from 129 state legislators in 44 states and ...
Robin Jacobson +2 more
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