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The University of Sheffield

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Western Bank
Sheffield, S10 2TN United Kingdom

October 2021

[ONLINE] How well can computational models understand (idiomatic) languages?

12 October 2021 @ 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm
The University of Sheffield, Western Bank
Sheffield, S10 2TN United Kingdom
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A piece of cake or a hard nut to crack? How well can computational models understand (idiomatic) languages? Abstract:  Recent advances in Artificial Intelligence and Natural Language Processing have resulted in considerable gains for languagetechnology applications, from machine translation to conversational agents. However, one challenge that still defies current models is handling Multiword Expressions (MWEs), like idioms (e.g. “rock the boat”  meaning to cause problems or disturb a situation), compounds nouns (e.g. “monkey business” meaning dishonest behaviour), and light verb…

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