Why do objects have many names? A study on word informativeness in language use and lexical systems
E Gualdoni, G Boleda - arXiv preprint arXiv:2410.07827, 2024 - arxiv.org
Human lexicons contain many different words that speakers can use to refer to the same
object, eg," purple" or" magenta" for the same shade of color. On the one hand, studies on …
object, eg," purple" or" magenta" for the same shade of color. On the one hand, studies on …
[PDF][PDF] Context matters: evaluation of target and context features on variation of object naming
Semantic underspecification in language poses significant difficulties for models in the field
of referring expression generation. This challenge becomes particularly pronounced in …
of referring expression generation. This challenge becomes particularly pronounced in …
[PDF][PDF] Modification strategies for discriminating among referents in the presence of distractors: An analysis of large-scale production data
M Bolea, PR Sutton, L McNally - events.illc.uva.nl
Results. In the syntax-necessary condition, visual information most frequently modified the
noun (see Fig. 2). Referring to a part of the target or to another object within the bounding …
noun (see Fig. 2). Referring to a part of the target or to another object within the bounding …