A corpus-based study of vague language in legislative texts: Strategic use of vague terms
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DOI: 10.1016/j.esp.2016.10.001
Abstract: Abstract Legislative language is a sub-type of legal discourse that is less extensively explored than other subjects like contracts. It is contended that while all legal texts share some similarities, such as precision and inclusiveness,… read more here.
Keywords: legislative texts; vague language; use; corpus based ... See more keywords
A corpus-based list of commonly used English medical morphemes for students learning English for specific purposes
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DOI: 10.1016/j.esp.2020.01.004
Abstract: Abstract Medical students with English as an additional language often face difficulties in acquiring English medical terminology derived from Greek and Latin morphemes. To address this problem, this study used a corpus-based approach to identify… read more here.
Keywords: medical morphemes; corpus based; english medical; specific purposes ... See more keywords
Multi-Ontology Refined Embeddings (MORE): A Hybrid Multi-Ontology and Corpus-based Semantic Representation for Biomedical Concepts
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jbi.2020.103581
Abstract: OBJECTIVE Currently, a major limitation for natural language processing (NLP) analyses in clinical applications is that concepts are not effectively referenced in various forms across different texts. This paper introduces Multi-Ontology Refined Embeddings (MORE), a… read more here.
Keywords: multi ontology; ontology; similarity; corpus based ... See more keywords
Directionality of linguistic synesthesia in Mandarin: A corpus-based study
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DOI: 10.1016/j.lingua.2019.102744
Abstract: Abstract This paper examines the mapping directionality tendencies of linguistic synesthesia in Mandarin using a corpus-based approach. Based on this set of less-studied data, we find that Mandarin synesthesia does not share the same directionality… read more here.
Keywords: synesthesia; directionality linguistic; linguistic synesthesia; corpus based ... See more keywords
The effects of interleaved and blocked corpus-based practice on L2 pragmatic development
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DOI: 10.1017/s0272263123000062
Abstract: A handful of second/foreign language (L2) studies have examined the effects of practice schedules and reported the advantage of interleaved practice (i.e., practice multiple skills simultaneously) over blocked practice (i.e., practice one skill first and… read more here.
Keywords: corpus based; based practice; pragmatic development; practice ... See more keywords
A corpus-based quantitative analysis of twelve centuries of preterite and past participle morphology in Dutch
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DOI: 10.1017/s0954394520000101
Abstract: Abstract Germanic preterite morphology has been the subject of a bewildering number of studies, looking especially at the competition between the so-called strong inflection (operating with ablaut), and the so-called weak inflection (operating with suffixation).… read more here.
Keywords: quantitative analysis; corpus based; analysis twelve; based quantitative ... See more keywords
A New Unit Selection Optimisation Algorithm for Corpus-Based TTS Systems Using the RBF-Based Data Compression Technique
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DOI: 10.1109/access.2019.2932750
Abstract: A major drawback of corpus-based speech synthesis systems is the use of large acoustic inventories, and currently one of the main challenges is the optimal representation of concatenation costs associated with units in the acoustic… read more here.
Keywords: unit selection; compression; compression technique; corpus based ... See more keywords
Design and Evaluation of WriteBetter: A Corpus-Based Writing Assistant
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DOI: 10.1109/access.2020.2982639
Abstract: Corpus-based writing assistants are aimed to show how words are used in real context: they provide word use examples from which users can (1) draw inspiration for their writing and (2) understand how words are… read more here.
Keywords: word; writebetter; based writing; corpus based ... See more keywords
Analisi corpus-based e didattica della lingua italiana. I risultati di una sperimentazione di linguistica educativa
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DOI: 10.1177/00145858221110510
Abstract: Corpus linguistics has developed significantly as a branch of applied linguistics in recent times, in relation to the possibilities of employment in research both in linguistics and in related disciplines. This field of study, furthermore,… read more here.
Keywords: corpus based; corpus linguistics; della; linguistics ... See more keywords
Portrayals of autism in the British press: A corpus-based study
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DOI: 10.1177/13623613221131752
Abstract: Press representations of autism and autistic people both reflect and help shape public attitudes towards autism and neurodiversity and may establish critical barriers to social integration for autistic individuals. This study examined such representations in… read more here.
Keywords: corpus based; autistic people; autism; press ... See more keywords
Transitive representations of China’s image in the US mainstream newspapers: A corpus-based critical discourse analysis
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DOI: 10.1177/1464884918801116
Abstract: This article introduces a corpus-based critical discourse analysis to explore how this linguistically oriented approach can be a helpful complement to the journalism studies of national image and beyond. It demonstrates how to use this… read more here.
Keywords: image; critical discourse; based critical; analysis ... See more keywords