Essays about: "distributional semantics"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 6 essays containing the words distributional semantics.

1. 1. Towards Machine Translation with Quantum Computers

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Fysikum

   Author : Irene Vicente Nieto; [2021]
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   Abstract : This work explores the possibilities to use quantum computers and quantum based language models for machine translation. Precise translation requires vast expertise and knowledge of various languages, thus machine translationis still far from superseding humans. READ MORE

3. 2. Articulation rate as a means of distributing information and its effect on the N400-component

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för lingvistik

   Author : Christoffer Forbes Schieche; [2021]
   Keywords : Information theory; surprisal; articulation rate; EEG; ERP; N400; Informationsteori; surprisal; artikulationshastighet; EEG; ERP; N400;

   Abstract : Information theoretical approaches to language state that the most efficient communication oc­curs when the amount of information transmitted is distributed as uniformly as possible over time. Previous research has shown that speakers tend to adhere to strategies for distributing information efficiently, using mechanisms at multiple linguistic levels. READ MORE

4. 3. Word Clustering in an Interactive Text Analysis Tool

   University essay from Linköpings universitet/Interaktiva och kognitiva system

   Author : Gustav Gränsbo; [2019]
   Keywords : word clustering; word embedding; distributional semantics; hierarchical clustering; text analytics; language technology; natural language processing; gavagai;

   Abstract : A central operation of users of the text analysis tool Gavagai Explorer is to look through a list of words and arrange them in groups. This thesis explores the use of word clustering to automatically arrange the words in groups intended to help users. READ MORE

5. 4. Evaluating a Novel, Scalable Natural Language Processing Heuristic for Determining Semantic Relatedness

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

   Author : Mattias Bergström; Per Fahlander; [2019]
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   Abstract :  Distributional semantics is a recent research field aiming to quantify how close one text is to another in terms of contextual meaning. In this study we propose and evaluate a novel distributional semantics model on how much agreement its predictions can yield with a set of 12,227 human opinions. READ MORE

6. 5. Finding Synonyms in Medical Texts : Creating a system for automatic synonym extraction from medical texts

   University essay from Linköpings universitet/Institutionen för datavetenskap

   Author : Gustav Cederblad; [2018]
   Keywords : eHealth; distributional semantics; medical synonyms; semantic relations; word similarity;

   Abstract : This thesis describes the work of creating an automatic system for identifying synonyms and semantically related words in medical texts. Before this work, as a part of the project E-care@home, medical texts have been classified as either lay or specialized by both a lay annotator and an expert annotator. READ MORE