Essays about: "Lexical substitutions"

Found 3 essays containing the words Lexical substitutions.

  1. 1. Iru vs Irassharu, and other lexical substitutions in Japanese : focusing on second language acquisition by Swedish learners

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Japanska

    Author : Joakim Wikman; [2020]
    Keywords : Japanese; Lexical substitutions; Keigo; Second language acquisition; Honorifics; Languages and Literatures;

    Abstract : The purpose of this study is to examine the difference between Swedish learners of Japanese and Japanese native speakers when they use lexical substitutions. The hypotheses made for this thesis was that second language learners would find it difficult to apply humble lexical substitutions to themselves and their social group. READ MORE

  2. 2. Quality Assessment of Conversational Agents : Assessing the Robustness of Conversational Agents to Errors and Lexical Variability

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

    Author : Jonathan Guichard; [2018]
    Keywords : Adversarial Testing; Conversational Agents; Chatbots; Natural Language Understanding;

    Abstract : Assessing a conversational agent’s understanding capabilities is critical, as poor user interactions could seal the agent’s fate at the very beginning of its lifecycle with users abandoning the system. In this thesis we explore the use of paraphrases as a testing tool for conversational agents. READ MORE

  3. 3. Getting your message across. : Evaluating cross-linguistic influence on communicative competence in written learner English.

    University essay from Institutionen för pedagogik, didaktik och utbildningsstudier

    Author : Eva Gabrielson; [2011]
    Keywords : Communicative competence and performance; transfer; crosslinguistic influence;

    Abstract : Abstract Acquiring communicative competence and the ability to communicate in writing are essential goals for second language learners and of the highest importance to achieving educational success.  Opportunities to express ideas in writing are essential for students’ language development. READ MORE