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Word Predictability as a Measure of Second Language Proficiency

Language Learning, EarlyView.
Abstract This study introduces predictabilityBERT, a novel metric for assessing second language (L2) proficiency based on the predictability of word choices in learner language production. Using BERT (Devlin et al., 2019), we calculated the conditional probability of each word in a text given its surrounding context.
Langdon Holmes, Scott Crossley, Wesley Morris, Joon Suh Choi   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Contextual Learning of New Meanings for Familiar Words: Perturbation of Original Meanings Occurs Without Deliberate Study

Language Learning, EarlyView.
Abstract The present study investigated learning new meanings of known words from reading, following Hulme et al.’s (2018) study. English speakers read four short stories containing 16 critical words (i.e., familiar word forms assigned invented secondary meanings).
Nurul Aini Mohd Jelani, Irina Elgort
wiley   +1 more source

Mapping Concepts Onto Linguistic Structure: The Case of Animacy. [PDF]

Cogn Sci
Fukumura K.
europepmc   +1 more source

The Relationship Between Psychological Well‐Being and Second Language Skills Among Refugee Students in Primary Education

Language Learning, EarlyView.
Abstract Teachers of young refugees express concerns about their students’ psychological well‐being and suspect underlying trauma is a hurdle for learning the host country language. This study examines how psychological well‐being (including post‐traumatic stress, internalizing behavior, externalizing behavior, and protective resources) relate to host ...
Hanneke Leeuwestein, Elisa Kupers, Marieke Boelhouwer, Marijn van Dijk   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

SynNER: syntax-infused named entity recognition in the biomedical domain. [PDF]

JAMIA Open
Imran M, Zamaraeva O, Gómez-Rodríguez C.   +2 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Input Variability in Foreign Language Verb–Argument Construction Learning: A Primary School Intervention

Language Learning, EarlyView.
Abstract Input variability (i.e., varied experience with different grammar exemplars; “[talk/think/rant/wonder] about [god/bicycles/dogs]”) can improve generalization (i.e., “[Verb] about [Noun]”) and enhance learning. Controlled experiments show that input variability benefits children's generalization and extension of linguistic information from ...
Johannes Schulz, Victoria Murphy, Elizabeth Wonnacott   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Continuous Effects of Language Ability and Relative Proficiency on Bilingual Children's Production of Four Advanced Syntactic Constructions. [PDF]

Biling (Camb Engl)
Jasso J, Castilla-Earls A, Van Horne AO.
europepmc   +1 more source

Multifaceted Role of Multilevel Statistical and Linguistic Information From Target Language in Predicting Second Language Verb–Preposition and Verb–Particle Construction Production

Language Learning, EarlyView.
Abstract This study explores how statistical properties of verb–preposition and verb–particle constructions (VPCs) and their interplay in the target language shape second language (L2) production across L2 proficiency levels. We compared phrasal frequency and three contingency measures—mutual information (MI), forward delta P (ΔP), and backward ΔP—of ...
Yanlu Zhong
wiley   +1 more source

Multi-Hardware Benchmarking of Open-Source Large Language Models with Retrieval-Augmented Generation for Mitsubishi FX-Series PLC Instruction List Code Generation. [PDF]

Sensors (Basel)
Yeh MF, Luo CC, Lu CL.
europepmc   +1 more source

Error detection is not necessary for representation

Mind &Language, EarlyView.
Some philosophers have recently proposed an error detection condition (EDC) for representation, such that for R$$ R $$ to be a representation for system S$$ S $$, S$$ S $$ must be capable of detecting errors in tokenings of R$$ R $$. We argue that this condition is unmotivated, and that it is too strong. We show that theories of representation that are
Ori Hacohen, Kenneth Aizawa
wiley   +1 more source