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Classifying Semantic Clause Types: Modeling Context and Genre Characteristics with Recurrent Neural Networks and Attention (open access)

Classifying Semantic Clause Types: Modeling Context and Genre Characteristics with Recurrent Neural Networks and Attention

This paper introduces an attention mechanism that pinpoints relevant context not only for the current instance, but also for the larger context.
Date: August 2017
Creator: Becker, Maria; Staniek, Michael; Nastase, Vivi; Palmer, Alexis & Frank, Anette
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Illegal is not a Noun: Linguistic Form for Detection of Pejorative Nominalizations (open access)

Illegal is not a Noun: Linguistic Form for Detection of Pejorative Nominalizations

This paper focuses on a particular type of abusive language, targeting expressions in which typically neutral adjectives take on pejorative meaning when used as nouns.
Date: August 2017
Creator: Palmer, Alexis; Robinson, Melissa & Phillips, Kristy
Object Type: Paper
System: The UNT Digital Library
Semantic Clause Types and Modality as Features for Argument Analysis (open access)

Semantic Clause Types and Modality as Features for Argument Analysis

This article investigates the role of semantic clause types and modality in argumentative texts.
Date: August 17, 2017
Creator: Becker, Maria; Palmer, Alexis & Frank, Anette
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library