Interlanguage: a perspective of quantitative linguistic typology
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DOI: 10.1016/j.langsci.2019.04.004
Abstract: Abstract The study of interlanguage (IL) is crucial for the understanding of the acquisition and development of human languages. But there are very few empirical investigations into IL from a perspective of general linguistics or/and… read more here.
Keywords: efl learners; chinese efl; language; interlanguage perspective ... See more keywords
“We”: conceptual semantics, linguistic typology and social cognition
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DOI: 10.1016/j.langsci.2020.101327
Abstract: Abstract This paper explores “we-words” in the languages of the world, using the NSM method of semantic analysis. A simply phrased, cross-translatable explication for English ‘we’ [1pl] is proposed, suitable also for other languages with… read more here.
Keywords: semantics linguistic; social cognition; linguistic typology; semantics ... See more keywords
Investigating Language Relationships in Multilingual Sentence Encoders Through the Lens of Linguistic Typology
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DOI: 10.1162/coli_a_00444
Abstract: Abstract Multilingual sentence encoders have seen much success in cross-lingual model transfer for downstream NLP tasks. The success of this transfer is, however, dependent on the model’s ability to encode the patterns of cross-lingual similarity… read more here.
Keywords: sentence encoders; multilingual sentence; variation; linguistic typology ... See more keywords