Series
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Words fail me: Word learning in English as a second language, in and out of context
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The subtle non-nativelikeness of near-nativeness—an effect of age of L2 acquisition, or simply an inherent characteristic of bilingualism?
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The importance of (good) input for formulaic language learning and processing
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Causal machine learning and challenges in decision-making with real-world data
Challenges and Opportunities in Evaluating Progress in NLP
Abstract: The past few years have seen remarkable advances in NLP, as evidenced both by continued and rapid gains on benchmark tasks, as well as by the increasing prominence of real NLP systems in the wild. In assessing such progress, however, it is important to ask not only what system achieves the best performance, but how it achieves that level of performance, how much we can trust the evaluation, and what the consequences of deploying such a system might be.
A Typology of Ethical Risks in Language Technology with an Eye Towards Where Transparent Documentation Can Help
Bilingualism is the norm, not the exception: How using two or more languages shapes the mind and the brain and reflects society itself