Theses - Theoretical and Applied Linguistics
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On the Evaluation and Modelling of Context-sensitive Lexical Semantics
A word can change its meaning in different contexts. The evaluation and the modelling of such contextual effect on lexical meaning are pivotal to natural language understanding. This thesis sets out to answer the following ... -
Cross Target Generalization for Stance Detection
Stance detection is a popular NLP task which consists in automatically inferring the opinion expressed in a text with respect to a given target. Cross-target generalization is a known problem in stance detection, where ... -
Non-native perception, production, and lexical processing of tone
In this dissertation, I investigate how and why adults differ in the ease with which they learn tone in a non-native language. I examine the extent to which individual variability in tone learning facility depends on factors ... -
The Case for Contextual Linguistic Diversity: Language Profiling, Multilingual Identity, and High-Level Listening Comprehension Ability in South African University Students
Global multilingualism is undoubtedly increasing, yet some contexts are linguistically more diverse than others purely as a result of the nature of linguistically diverse communities and, by proxy, passive linguistic ...
