Abstract Learning idiomatic expressions is seen as one of the most challenging stages in second-language learning because their unpredictable meaning. A similar situation holds for identification within natural language processing applications such machine translation and parsing. The lack high-quality usage samples exacerbates this challenge not only humans but also artificial intelligence sys...

The present study aimed to analyze reprint request e-mail messages written by postgraduates (MA students) of two fields of study, namely Physics and EFL, to realize the differences and similarities between the two email types. To investigate the purpose of the study, a sample of 100 e-mail messages, 50 Physics and 50 EFL, were analyzed according to Swales’ (1990) model for reprint requests and ...

Availability of annotated corpora has facilitated application of machine learning algorithms to concept extraction from clinical notes. However, it is expensive to prepare annotated corpora in individual institutions, and pooling of annotated corpora from other institutions is a potential solution. In this paper we investigate whether pooling of corpora from two different sources, can improve p...

This paper reviews the use of corpora in translation practice and translator training, focusing on currently available monolingual and multilingual language resources for Slovene. The first part of the paper briefly outlines the state-of-the-art in corpus linguistics and then introduces publicly available corpora for Slovene, including general and special language corpora as well as several par...

The present article shows that all scientific texts included in journals, magazines, and newspapers are vulnerable to the penetration of hedges and boosters.  However, it was found that scientific texts in the three corpora tended to open up the possibilities of alternative voices rather than narrowing them down. The relatively higher frequency of occurrence of hedges in comparison with booster...

We analyzed the localization of steroidogenic enzymes (P450 scc, 3 beta HSD, P450 arom and P450 c17) in the corpora lutea of two Hokkaido sika deer (Cervus nippon yesoensis) during the early mating season. Two corpora lutea were found in each female and the timing of formation of the corpora lutea seemed different. P450 scc, and 3 beta HSD, positive luteal cells were found in both corpora lutea...

The purposes of this corpus-driven study were to compare the use four-word lexical bundles between native English and Thai dissertation writings. Two language corpora, roughly 1,000,000 words apiece, gathered from dissertations in field Language Teaching written by both groups writers. Each corpus was subdivided into three sub-corpora, namely, Introduction, Methodology, Results Discussions sub-...

background: hymenocardia acida is traditionally used in african herbal medicine and has numerous therapeutic benefits. but little is known about its potentially negative effects on pregnant women. objective: the aim of the present study was to evaluate the antifertility effect of aqueous ethanolic extract of hymenocardia acida stem bark in female wistar rats. materials and methods: four groups ...