An issue of interest to work in areas ranging from lexical semantics to natural language processing (especially automatic text generation) to language pedagogy is the semantics of degree modification by expressions like very, well, and much. Focusing on the case of deverbal gradable adjectives (such as acquainted), we show that the selective behavior of different degree modifiers provides an im...

Existing implementations of game design patterns have largely been confined to theoretical or research settings. Weaknesses in these prevented from being properly evaluated as an educational and practical development tool. This paper examines weaknesses, describes a method developing applying that overcome the evaluates use for education practice. existing pattern are: omission problems, presum...