This paper describes the Sharp Intelligent Dictionary (SID), an English-Japanese glossing system for Japanese readers and learners of English. SID uses a variety of lightweight analysis techniques, a large bilingual dictionary and a prioritised model of collocations to present informed guesses about the best translations of words and expressions in their context.

This critical literature review provides study details for 36 studies examining the effect of glossing language acquisition among English learners (ELLs). Useful tables include specificity participants, gloss types, target vocabulary items and text information about all studies. An analysis these reveals that is an effective means to enhance reading comprehension ELLs. However, language—whether...

We offer a novel account of metalinguistic comparatives, such as 'Al is more wise than clever'. On our view, comparatives express comparative commitments to conventions. Thus, clever' expresses that the speaker has stronger commitment convention on which Al she clever. This view avoids problems facing previous approaches comparatives. It also fits within broader framework --- independently moti...

Abstract I consider a generalizarion of Vanderschraaf's correlated conventions to Quasi-Conventions, using the concept coarse equilibria. discuss possibility improved payoffs and question learnability by simple uncoupled learning dynamics. Laboratory experiments are surveyed. The generalization introduces strains commitment, which can be see from different points view. conclude that commitment ...