Are planned languages less complex than natural languages
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DOI: 10.1016/j.langsci.2016.10.003
Abstract: Supporters of languages planned for international communication, like Esperanto, often claim that these languages are less complex and therefore easy to learn as compared to natural languages. To what extent does this claim have empirical… read more here.
Keywords: less complex; complex natural; planned languages; languages planned ... See more keywords
Bridging Semantic Gaps between Natural Languages and APIs with Word Embedding
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DOI: 10.1109/tse.2018.2876006
Abstract: Developers increasingly rely on text matching tools to analyze the relation between natural language words and APIs. However, semantic gaps, namely textual mismatches between words and APIs, negatively affect these tools. Previous studies have transformed… read more here.
Keywords: bridging semantic; semantic gaps; gaps natural; words apis ... See more keywords
Children and Adults as Language Learners: Rules, Variation, and Maturational Change
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DOI: 10.1111/tops.12416
Abstract: Here we overview our recent research investigating children and adults' learning of rules and variation. In all these studies, our findings are that children and adults differ in how they acquire linguistic patterns that are… read more here.
Keywords: children adults; learners rules; adults language; language learners ... See more keywords