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most citedPredicting CEFRL levels in learner English on the basis of metrics and full texts

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cs.CL2026

Using the Mimi codec for metalinguistic representations

Artem Saloev, Erin Pacquetet, Nicolas Ballier

In this paper, we focus on the dictionary of 2048 tokens used in Mimi semantic token codebook, the neural codec of the Moshi language model. We show that the ABX experiment carried…

cs.CL2026

Modeling turn-taking with distant viewing: investigating silence thresholds in human and AI-generated discourse

Taylor Arnold, Nicolas Ballier, Artem Saloev

This study investigates silence gaps in two kinds of audiovisual material. We analysed thirty US situational comedies and fifty-one synthetic podcasts generated with Google Noteboo…

cs.CL2025

Assessing the validity of new paradigmatic complexity measures as criterial features for proficiency in L2 writings in English

Cyriel Mallart, Andrew Simpkin, Nicolas Ballier +5

This article addresses Second Language (L2) writing development through an investigation of new grammatical and structural complexity metrics. We explore the paradigmatic productio…

cs.CL2022

Fine-tuning a Subtle Parsing Distinction Using a Probabilistic Decision Tree: the Case of Postnominal "that" in Noun Complement Clauses vs. Relative Clauses

Zineddine Tighidet, Nicolas Ballier

In this paper we investigated two different methods to parse relative and noun complement clauses in English and resorted to distinct tags for their corresponding that as a relativ…

cs.CL2020

Approches quantitatives de l'analyse des pr{é}dictions en traduction automatique neuronale (TAN)

Maria Zimina-Poirot, Nicolas Ballier, Jean-Baptiste Yunès

As part of a larger project on optimal learning conditions in neural machine translation, we investigate characteristic training phases of translation engines. All our experiments…

cs.CL2018★ 2 cited

Predicting CEFRL levels in learner English on the basis of metrics and full texts

Taylor Arnold, Nicolas Ballier, Thomas Gaillat +1

This paper analyses the contribution of language metrics and, potentially, of linguistic structures, to classify French learners of English according to levels of the Common Europe…