Discusses problems encountered in machine translation and solutions for dealing with Spanish words having more than one possible translation in German. (Text is in Spanish.) (CLK)

In historical linguistics, variation functions as an indicator of historical evolution. The set of Proto-Bantu reconstructions contains multiple slightly divergent forms or meanings that supposedly have a common origin based on their strong resemblance, but which cannot be directly connected by means of established Bantu phonological shifts or…

This paper builds upon discussions of the importance of semantic or intuitive work in proving by identifying three ways in which experienced mathematicians use example objects in constructing and evaluating proofs. It observes that students often do not use objects in these ways, and discusses the pedagogical question of how we might teach…

For the whole of the last half-century, most theoretical syntacticians have assumed that knowledge of language is different from the tasks of speaking and understanding. There have been some dissenters, but, by and large, this view still holds sway. This book takes a different view: it continues the task set in hand by Kempson et al (2001) of…

This paper is an exploration of the conceptual issues that have arisen in the course of building a natural language generation (NLG) system for automatic test item generation. While natural language processing techniques are applicable to general verbal items, mathematics word problems are particularly tractable targets for natural language…

Reports on an examination of the annual reports of more than 250 corporations listed among "Fortune Magazine's" top 500. (TO)

Word government means some words are habitually used with certain constructions, which in a sense they control or govern. Because governing words are troublesome--high usage words which have acquired many meanings and usages--tabulating such words and documenting their use pay rich dividends in text processing applications. (12 references)…

This article provides a detailed discussion of the lack of consistency and clarity in the words used to describe and characterize alcohol-affected highway crashes. The author stresses the need for an interdisciplinary agency or center to gather, evaluate, and assimilate research reports and disseminate information. (JA)

This article discusses different uses of the term and differing advocates of multiculturalism, ultimately weighing the pros and cons of multicultural education. (JA)

The feasibility of personality measurement through the Semantic Differential and an examination of the degree of relationship between the semantic space and the preference and similarity space derived by independent means are reported. All three phases of the study met with essentially negative results. (Author/NE)

Focuses on linguistic interference patterns which impede the progress of Italians learning English as a second language in Canada. (RL)

Part of Lexicography and Dialect Geography, Festgabe for Hans Kurath''. (DD)