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Linguistically informed ChatGPT prompts to enhance Japanese-Chinese machine translation: A case study on attributive clauses. [PDF]

PLoS One
Gu W.
europepmc   +1 more source

Polysemy and roots: Deep versus shallow fetching

Mind &Language, EarlyView.
The paper argues for a model of polysemy based on the blueprint offered by Paul Pietroski whereby the meaning of a lexical item is an instruction to fetch a concept from an address. We show that the bare idea of fetching admits of a deep construal, where a concept is fetched, and a shallow construal, where the instruction merely links a lexical item to
John Collins, Tamara Dobler
wiley   +1 more source

The efficacy of the corpus-based error correction method on revision in writing classrooms. [PDF]

PLoS One
Yang Y, Ren H.
europepmc   +1 more source

The evolutionary psychology of syntax

Mind &Language, EarlyView.
Linguists often characterize syntax in terms of combinatorial rules. But there is also a pragmatics to syntax in which communicators choose and tailor syntactic constructions for different communicative contexts. Great apes exposed to “language” combine elements creatively, but they show no skills in the pragmatics of syntax.
Michael Tomasello
wiley   +1 more source

Mental states via possessive predication: the grammar of possessive experiencer complex predicates in Persian. [PDF]

Nat Lang Semant
Smith RW.
europepmc   +1 more source

Sign language for all? Profile and retention of students in a beginner sign language program

The Modern Language Journal, Volume 109, Issue 1, Page 216-233, Spring 2025.
Abstract Around the globe, beginner sign language programs have seen surging enrolments in recent years. Yet relatively few learners progress to higher‐level sign language study. In this article, we explore factors shaping retention and attrition among a cohort of 70 beginner Australian Sign Language (Auslan) students studying in a vocational education
Louisa Willoughby, Adam Schembri, Jess Kruk   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Number Attraction in Pronoun Production. [PDF]

Open Mind (Camb)
Kandel M, Wyatt CR, Phillips C.
europepmc   +1 more source

Syntactic and phraseological complexity in Chinese as a second language adapted teaching materials

The Modern Language Journal, EarlyView.
Graphical abstract: Abstract The adjustment of syntactic and phraseological complexity is a key consideration in text adaptation. However, research on this topic in the context of Chinese as a second language (CSL) remains limited. Using 700 CSL reading texts graded following the newly issued Chinese Proficiency Grading Standards for International ...
Jifeng Wu, Xiaofei Lu, Renfen Hu, Yun Lin, Fengkai Liu   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

The acceptability and validity of AI-generated psycholinguistic stimuli. [PDF]

Heliyon
Alzahrani A.
europepmc   +1 more source

Implicit learning of unfamiliar tone sandhi patterns in lexical recognition. [PDF]

Front Psychol
Zou T, Luo X.
europepmc   +1 more source