ADJSCALES: Differentiating between similar adjectives for language learners

CSEDU 2009 - Proceedings of the 1st International Conference on Computer Supported Education

Volumn 1, Issue , 2009, Pages 229-235

  Sheinman, Vera ^a   Tokunaga, Takenobu ^a  

^a TOKYO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Adjective scales; Computational linguistics; Gradation; Patterns; Second language learning; Web based

Indexed keywords

ADJECTIVE-SCALES; GRADATION; PATTERNS; SECOND LANGUAGE LEARNING; WEB-BASED;

COMPUTATIONAL LINGUISTICS;

EDUCATION;

EID: 67650562343     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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