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cs.CL2019
Hahahahaha, Duuuuude, Yeeessss!: A two-parameter characterization of stretchable words and the dynamics of mistypings and misspellings
Tyler J. Gray, Christopher M. Danforth, Peter Sheridan Dodds
Stretched words like `heellllp' or `heyyyyy' are a regular feature of spoken language, often used to emphasize or exaggerate the underlying meaning of the root word. While stretche…
cs.CL2018
English verb regularization in books and tweets
Tyler J. Gray, Andrew J. Reagan, Peter Sheridan Dodds +1
The English language has evolved dramatically throughout its lifespan, to the extent that a modern speaker of Old English would be incomprehensible without translation. One concret…