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Tension Analysis In Survivor Interviews: A Computational Approach, Jumayel Islam

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Tension is an emotional experience that can occur in different contexts. This phenomenon can originate from a conflict of interest or uneasiness during an interview. In some contexts, such experiences are associated with negative emotions such as fear or distress. People tend to adopt different hedging strategies in such situations to avoid criticism or evade questions.

In this thesis, we analyze several survivor interview transcripts to determine different characteristics that play crucial roles during tension situation. We discuss key components of tension experiences and propose a natural language processing model which can effectively combine these components to identify tension points …

Conceptual Representation In Bilinguals: A Feature-Based Approach, Eriko Matsuki

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A challenge for bilinguals is that translation equivalent words often do not convey exactly the same conceptual information. A bilingual exhibits a “semantic accent” when they comprehend or use a word in one language in a way that is influenced by knowledge of its translation equivalent. Semantic accents are well-captured by feature-based models, such as the Distributed Conceptual Feature model and the Shared (Distributed) Asymmetrical model, however, few empirical studies have used semantic features to provide direct evidence for these models. The goal of this thesis is to use a feature-based approach to identify conceptual differences in translation equivalent words …

An Interventionist Approach To Language Study Abroad: Exploring Metalinguistic Awareness In The Acquisition Of Spanish Through Digital Portfolio Documentation And Expert Mentorship, Meredith Mcgregor

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Language study abroad offers the possibility of acquiring a multitude of competencies, linguistic and otherwise. While historically study abroad research has emphasized linguistic gains in isolation, it has gradually moved towards a more sociocultural approach whereby individual factors and intercultural competencies are seen as integral to the process of acquiring knowledge of a language. With remaining gaps in the literature, and as new instruments emerge, so too do new opportunities for tracking and measuring learning outcomes in innovative ways. The present study, framed by the intervention hypothesis and sociocultural theory, utilizes the social media platform Google+ as a space to …

SahuhlúKhane’ UkwehuwenéHa They Learned To Speak It Again: An Investigation Into The Regeneration Of The Oneida Language, Rebecca Doxtator

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This study investigated the significance of the Oneida language to two groups of Oneida speakers and learners in the Onʌyota’á:ka’ Oneida Nation of the Thames community. This study’s research questions included: (1) What is the significance of Oneida language to Oneida adult language learners who are seeking to acquire the language and what are they doing to regenerate the language? (2) What is the significance of Oneida language to Oneida adults who are conversationally fluent in Oneida language and what are they doing to regenerate the language? (3) What does an investigation into my personal relationship with Oneida language reveal? …

Tongan Relative Clauses At The Syntax-Prosody Interface, Byron Ahn

Austronesian Formal Linguistics Association (AFLA)

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Event Existentials In Tagalog, Edith Aldridge

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Tp Serialization In Malagasy, Laura Kalin, Edward Keenan

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Notes On Daakie (Port Vato): Sounds And Modality, Manfred Krifka

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Does Sundanese Have Prolepsis And/Or Raising To Object Constructions?, Eri Kurniawan

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A, B, C, Or None Of The Above: A C-Command Puzzle In Tagalog, Bradley Larson

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Differential Object Marking In Tagalog, Anja Latrouite

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Interrogative Verb Sequencing Constructions In Amis, Dong-Yi Lin

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How Does Who Compose?, Andreea Nicolae, Gregory Scontras

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A Direct Analysis Of Malagasy Phrasal Comparatives, Eric Potsdam

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A Probe-Based Account Of Voice Agreement In Formosan Languages, Chaokai Shi, T.-H. Jonah Lin

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Sequences Of Pronominal Clitics In Mantauran Rukai: V-Deletion And Suppletion, Doris Ching-Jung Yen, Loren Billings

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Hili-Clauses: Insights Into Tongan Nominalization, Douglas Ball

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Movement And Locality In Sundanese Wh-Questions, William D. Davies, Eri Kurniawan

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On The Left Periphery In Indonesian, Catherine Fortin

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Backward Control In Samoan, Vincent Homer

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News About The No-Phrase Specificational Pseudoclefts In Malagasy, Laura Kalin

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Voice Determines Co-Argument Anaphora In W. Austronesian, Edward L. Keenan

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Two Types Of Anticausatives In Acehnese, Seongyeon Ko

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Voice, Agree And Locality In Paiwan, Chao-Lin Li

Austronesian Formal Linguistics Association (AFLA)

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The Structure Of (Un)Ergatives, Diane Massam

Austronesian Formal Linguistics Association (AFLA)

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On Downward-Entailing Existentials And Differential Object Marking In Palauan, Justin Nuger

Austronesian Formal Linguistics Association (AFLA)

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Bare Nouns, Incorporation, And Scope, Ileana Paul

Austronesian Formal Linguistics Association (AFLA)

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Another Look At No: Pseudo-Clefts And Temporal Clauses In Malagasy, Matt Pearson

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The Tagalog Copula, Norvin Richards

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Radical Underspecification, General Number And Nominal Mapping In Indonesian, Yosuke Sato

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