This paper describes the development of a multimedia dictionary writing system for the Czech Sign Language dictionary, prepared in cooperation of several institutions dedicated to the sign language research and study. The presented dictionary system takes the advantage of electronic format and strongly relies on the use of multimedia evidences. The dictionary system has to deal with large amoun...

SIR JOHN FLOYER (1649-1734) may justifiably be credited with the invention of the first efficient instrument of precision to merit application in clinical practice. His own account of the development of a pulse watch for the accurate measurement of pulse rates in his patients has often been quoted,'7 and the instrument is known to have been commercially available in 1707.8 But Gunn,3 writing in...

the growing attention to formulaic sequences during the last decade indicates that the functional features of such sequences play a crucial role in writing. formulaic sequences are prefabricated linguistic components which are stored and retrieved as a whole. the present study aims to examine the functional features of such sequences in persian writings. to do so, 10 writing samples of persian ...

Writing high-quality test questions is not an easy task. This report offers a brief summary of how to write more effective multiple choice questions and reasoning questions based on the principles of adult learning theory. The intent of this article is to present a brief overview of information for readers at a formative level who are interested in basic question-writing tips.

1. Scientific ToolBox Consulting. Lisbon. Portugal. 2. Instituto de Investigação do Medicamento (iMed.ULisboa). Faculdade de Farmácia. Universidade de Lisboa. Lisboa. Portugal. 3. Centro de Investigação Interdisciplinar Egas Moniz. Instituto Superior de Ciências da Saúde Egas Moniz. Monte de Caparica. Portugal.  Autor correspondente: João Bissau. [email protected] Recebido: 30 de Dezembro ...

The Writing Pal is an intelligent tutoring system that provides writing strategy training. A large part of its artificial intelligence resides in the natural language processing algorithms to assess essay quality and guide feedback to students. Because writing is often highly nuanced and subjective, the development of these algorithms must consider a broad array of linguistic, rhetorical, and c...

This article reviews recent studies in which human judgements of essay quality are assessed using Coh-Metrix, an automated text analysis tool. The goal of these studies is to better understand the relationship between linguistic features of essays and human judgements of writing quality. Coh-Metrix reports on a wide range of linguistic features, affording analyses of writing at various levels o...