Essays about: "on synonyms"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 43 essays containing the words on synonyms.

  1. 1. Context-aware Swedish Lexical Simplification : Using pre-trained language models to propose contextually fitting synonyms

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Institutionen för datavetenskap

    Author : Emil Graichen; [2023]
    Keywords : automatic text simplification; lexical simplification; Swedish; BERT; GPT-3; evaluation dataset; synonymy;

    Abstract : This thesis presents the development and evaluation of context-aware Lexical Simplification (LS) systems for the Swedish language. In total three versions of LS models, LäsBERT, LäsBERT-baseline, and LäsGPT, were created and evaluated on a newly constructed Swedish LS evaluation dataset. READ MORE

  3. 2. Wicked Witches and Evil Queens? : A corpus-based study of the near-synonyms evil and wicked in contemporary American English

    University essay from Högskolan Väst/Institutionen för individ och samhälle

    Author : Mariam Barazeghi; [2023]
    Keywords : adjectives; collocations; corpus linguistics; dictionaries; gender studies; synonyms;

    Abstract : The purpose of this study is to examine what contemporary corpora can reveal about the use of the two adjectives evil and wicked. These two synonyms have been analysed using corpus linguistics in order to acquire results about the differences between them regarding frequency of use, as well as their collocating nouns. READ MORE

  4. 3. 'It was never about the games' : A Critical Discourse Analysis of the Construction of "Video Game Addiction" in Swedish News 1991-2017

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för speldesign

    Author : Ulf Benjaminsson; Danielle Unéus; [2023]
    Keywords : discourse analysis; video game addiction; moral panic; moral entrepreneurs; Owe Sandberg; Patrik Wincent; youth culture; juvenism; forced treatment; Sweden;

    Abstract : This theoretical thesis employs critical discourse analysis to scrutinise the construction of video game addiction in Swedish press from 1991 to 2017, and examines its potential contribution to a moral panic. Our research is based on the assumption that media discourse influences societal norms, which in turn, can profoundly affect individuals and groups. READ MORE

  5. 4. Exploring Automatic Synonym Generation for Lexical Simplification of Swedish Electronic Health Records

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Institutionen för hälsa, medicin och vård

    Author : Anna Jänich; [2023]
    Keywords : Lexical Simplification; EHR; Electronic Health Records; Swedish EHRs; patient records; complex medical terminology; synonym generation; synonym replacement; Word2Vec; BERT; NLP; ML;

    Abstract : Electronic health records (EHRs) are used in Sweden's healthcare systems to store patients' medical information. Patients in Sweden have the right to access and read their health records. Unfortunately, the language used in EHRs is very complex and presents a challenge for readers who lack medical knowledge. READ MORE

  6. 5. Can Large Language Models Enhance Fake News Detection? : Improving Fake News Detection With Data Augmentation

    University essay from KTH/Skolan för elektroteknik och datavetenskap (EECS)

    Author : Emil Ahlbäck; Max Dougly; [2023]
    Keywords : ;

    Abstract : In recent years, the proliferation of fake news has become a significant concern due to its potential to cause harm and sow discord in societies worldwide. To address this issue, machine learning techniques have been employed in a task referred to as fake news detection (FND) to assess the veracity of textual news content. READ MORE