The NLP researcher or application-builder often wonders “what corpus should I use, or should I build one of my own? If I build one of my own, how will I know if I have done a good job?” Currently there is very little help available for them. They are in need of a framework for evaluating corpora. We develop such a framework, in relation to corpora which aim for good coverage of ‘general languag...

We propose a method of synonymous paraphrasing of a text based on WordNet synonymy data and Internet statistics of stable word combinations (collocations). Given a text, we look for words or expressions in it for which WordNet provides synonyms, and substitute them with such synonyms only if the latter form valid collocations with the surrounding words according to the statistics gathered from ...

This paper talks about language propensity to transfer information and connect it the act of interpreting, explaining what interpreting is distinguishing between consecutive simultaneous interpreting. It goes on introduce concept collocations by defining classifying them, providing examples for each type so as make distinction clearer. connects proper use better user competence, imperative inte...

HIT-IR-WSD is a word sense disambiguation (WSD) system developed for English lexical sample task (Task 11) of Semeval 2007 by Information Retrieval Lab, Harbin Institute of Technology. The system is based on a supervised method using an SVM classifier. Multi-resources including words in the surrounding context, the partof-speech of neighboring words, collocations and syntactic relations are use...

Acquiring vocabulary has always been recognized as a significant and challenging part of language learning process. In this study, the researcher examined the extent to which form recall of target lexical items by learners of English as a foreign language (EFL) is affected by a) repetition and b) by the type of target item; single words versus collocations. The treatment consisted of non-commun...