2 papers
cs.CL2023
The Impact of Familiarity on Naming Variation: A Study on Object Naming in Mandarin Chinese
Yunke He, Xixian Liao, Jialing Liang +1
Different speakers often produce different names for the same object or entity (e.g., "woman" vs. "tourist" for a female tourist). The reasons behind variation in naming are not we…
cs.CL2021
Does referent predictability affect the choice of referential form? A computational approach using masked coreference resolution
Laura Aina, Xixian Liao, Gemma Boleda +1
It is often posited that more predictable parts of a speaker's meaning tend to be made less explicit, for instance using shorter, less informative words. Studying these dynamics in…