2 papers
cs.CL2026
Does Machine "know" interpersonal pragmatics? Evidence from MARBERT's learning of emoji pragmatics in Arabic digital discourse
Mohammed Q. Shormani
This study examines Transformer-based models' ability to learn emoji pragmatics in Arabic digital discourse (ADD), providing evidence from MARBERT's behavior with interpersonal pra…
cs.CL2026
The syntax of wh-agreement in Yemeni Ibbi Arabic
Ashraf Naji, Mohammed Q. Shormani
This article tackles an important phenomenon in the syntax of Yemeni Ibbi Arabic (YIA), viz., wh-agreement, a phenomenon common to several languages including Greek, Indonesian, Lu…