Learning Usage of English KWICly with WebLEAP/DSR
Takashi Yamanoue Kagoshima University, JapanToshiro Minami Kyushu Institute of Information Sciences &
Kyushu University, JapanIan Ruxton Kyushu Institute of Technology, JapanWataru Sakurai
University of Tsukuba, JapanICITA2004@Harbin(04.01.08-11)
Contents
I. Motivation (Introduction)II. WebLEAP/DSR: A New implementation of
WebLEAPIII. Examples and Experiments for EvaluationIV. Related Work V. Concluding Remarks
Difficulties in writing in English
Is it really used??
?
•Spelling → spell checker•Grammar → grammar checker•Usage → Corpus Linguistic Tools
I. Motivation
Problems of Ordinary Corpus Linguistic Tools
Time-consuming Needs hard work in order to make a
good corpus Copyright problem
(often) Outdated from the beginningTools are mainly for experts
Difficult to use for ordinary learners
A Solution
Use of “Web-Corpus”= Using Web Documents as a Corpus
Maintenance free: Exists as it is Always new, reflects current status of
languagesA lot of applications/services are available on
the Internet
WebLEAP
Shows Frequencies of phrases in the given
sentence graphically Using a search engine.
New Features KWIC (Key Word In Context) Domain Specification
WebLEAP
II. WebLEAP/DSR: A New implementation of WebLEAP
DSR: Distributed System Recorder A Computer Assisted Teaching System,… Recording and replaying every operation. Draw, Programming, Web, WebLEAP, …
WebLEAP Basic: Frequencies Graphically
New(using Google Web APIs): KWIC Domain Specification
WebLEAP Window
Iput, setting, control, …
Draw window, frequencies
KWIC (Key Word In Context) window
Web browser Window
Setting Window, for domain specification, …
Estimating the Appropriate Preposition
Comparing English: UK vs. US
III. Examples and Experiments for Evaluation
(1) Estimating the Appropriate Preposition
Estimating the preposition for “your own risk”
Comparing English: UK vs. US
English sentence in a specific English dialect.
Satoh’s system … webcorpusSUIKO…detects wrong sentencesApplications using Google Web APIsDSR: Distributed System Recorder
A Benchmarking tool for distributed systems. A Computer Assisted Teaching system P2P, reliable multicast, …
IV. Related Work
WebLEAP: A tool for helping with writing.
Popularities of expressions. Frequencies from a Search engine.
KWIC How the expression is used. Filling the lacking word.
Domain specification WebLEAP/DSR
An application of DSR.
V. Concluding Remarks
Precision Discrimination of Native speakers to non
native speakers. Differences from region to region
Collaborative Writing
Further Research Topics
Acknowledgement
Google.com
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