A defining property of human language is the creative use of words to express multiple
meanings through word meaning extension. Such lexical creativity is manifested at different …

We release a database of cloze probability values, predictability ratings, and computational
estimates for a sample of 205 English sentences (1726 words), aligned with previously …

Intelligent systems that aim at mastering language as humans do must deal with its semantic
underspecification, namely, the possibility for a linguistic signal to convey only part of the …

Different speakers often use different names to refer to the same entity (eg,“woman”
vs.“tennis player” for a given woman playing tennis). We study how visual typicality affects …

Different speakers often produce different names for the same object or entity (eg," woman"
vs." tourist" for a female tourist). The reasons behind variation in naming are not well …

The human lexicon expresses a wide array of concepts with a limited set of words. Previous
work has suggested that semantic categories are structured compactly to enable informative …

Semantic underspecification in language poses significant difficulties for models in the field
of referring expression generation. This challenge becomes particularly pronounced in …

We explore contextual adaptation of referring expressions with respect to referential
ambiguity and communicative intention. We focus not only on whether people adapt, but …