This paper studies on feedback graph model of linguistic variables which is generated from Hedge algebra.We also introduce a visual graphic for input - output cognitive maps.

In this paper, we evaluate a set of linguistic rules for pronunciation variations in Singapore English. We collect and annotate a speech corpus for Singapore English and label it with IPA narrow transcriptions. Data driven pronunciation rules are derived using American English (Buckeye corpus) as a reference. We compare the data driven rules with linguistic rules proposed by phoneticians, and f...

Emotion characterises learners' feedback experiences. While the failure-to-fail literature suggests that emotion may be important, little is known about the role of emotion for educators. Secondary analyses were therefore conducted on data exploring 110 trainers' and trainees' feedback experiences. Group and individual narrative interviews were conducted across three UK sites. We analysed 333 n...

For implementations to be useful • the implementation needs to be thoroughly documented. In particular also: all differences between the linguistic theory and the implementation should be documented and explained. • the system used should support a clear, tractable, and formally meaningful way of implementing a grammar close to the linguistic theory. The implementation of HPSG theories can be v...

We present three applications which share some of their linguistic processor. The first application “FILES” – Fully Integrated Linguistic Environment for Syntactic and Functional Annotation is a fully integrated linguistic environment for syntactic and functional annotation of corpora currently being used for the Italian Treebank. The second application is a shallow parser – the same used in FI...

When people communicate, they coordinate a wide range of linguistic and non-linguistic behaviors. This process of coordination is called alignment, and it is assumed to be fundamental to successful communication. In this paper, we question this assumption and investigate whether disalignment is a more successful strategy in some cases. More specifically, we hypothesize that alignment correlates...

abstract the extent to which teachers’ written corrective feedback (wcf) is conducive to esl learners’ improvement has been discussed since truscott’s claim in 1996. the mentioned debate continues because there has been lots of contrastive research studies with different results. this paper presents the results of a 2-month study of the effectiveness of wcf to 65 low intermediate iranian learne...

This paper proposes a method to recognize anger-dialog based on linguistic and para-linguistic information in speech. Anger is classified into two types; HotAnger (agitated) and ColdAnger (calm). Conventional prosody-features based on para-linguistic can reliably recognize the former but not the latter. To recognize anger more robustly, we apply other para-linguistic cues named dialog-features ...

The affects are expressed in different levels of speech: meta-linguistic (expressiveness), linguistic (attitudes), both anchored in the “linguistic time”, and para-linguistic (emotions expressions) that is anchored in the timing of the events that cause the emotion. In an experimental approach, the corpora are the basis of analysis. Most of emotional corpus have been produced by acting/elicitat...