PRAGMATIC INTERPRETATION AND DIALOGUE MANAGEMENT IN SPOKEN-LANGUAGE SYSTEMS Gert Veldhuijzen van Zanten Institute for Perception Research P.O.Box 513 5600 MB Eindhoven The Netherlands e-mail: veldhvz@natlab.research.philips.com ABSTRACT This paper describes the design of pragmatic-interpretation and dialogue-management modules in an automatic inquiry system that can be consulted through spoken natural language over the telephone. The system is designed around a central multi-level
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Explore some aspects of spoken language used in your home My idiolect is intensely influenced by the individuals who reside in my house or visit regularly. This happens because I have been with them most of my life so I pick up some language techniques they use. I belong to a family of five; my mum‚ dad‚ older brother (Alex)‚ little sister (Daniella). My aunty‚ whose name is Kenny‚ lives in my house frequently and various other aunties and uncles visit if we’re are celebrating or just to have a
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Spoken English Course Pakistan Professional Services RYK Ogden’s Basic English Word List (850 Words) A across after all and ant arch as attraction back band be before berry bite blow boiling box brass bright bucket business cake carriage chain cheese church cloth collar committee complete control cork cow crush curtain dark death delicate detail dirty distance able act again almost angle any argument at authority bad base beautiful behavior between bitter blue bone boy bread broken building
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use sarcasm occasionally when speaking to friends which involves placing unusual stresses‚ a higher pitch and speech is often slower‚ louder and more forced to emphasise the statement. For example‚ “ well done Adam” becomes “well done Adam” when spoken sarcastically. Confidence also affects my pitch and when unsure I tend to speak with a rising pitch‚ almost as if it were a question. Such as once when talking to a strict & imposing teacher I was unsure whether I was allowed to leave ‚ I said
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Even before the dawn of civilisation‚ people have been talking to one another. The earliest record of written communication stretches back almost 5‚400 years ago‚ and some speculate that spoken languages have been around for at least 100‚000 years – around 60% of human existence‚ or 15 times as long as civilisation itself. (Derbyshire) Languages are the building blocks of communication – sets of words related to one another so that people understand the world around them and the intents of others
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‘Text has added to language use’ Explore a range of texts to investigate to what extent is it true‚ referring to public attitude and describing how you and others adapt to spoken language for specific purposes speaker one when speaking to speaker two starts with only phonetic representation with the word you (‘u’) but as he sinks into the conversation he then goes on to use carious language devices like omission when he says ‘gdgd’ instead of good good‚ he also uses initials when saying ‘OMG’ and
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Grice’s Maxims Quantity [don’t say too much or too little]; Relevance [keep to the point]; Manner [speak in a clear‚ coherent and orderly way]; Quality [be truthful] Grice’s Maxims Quantity [don’t say too much or too little]; Relevance [keep to the point]; Manner [speak in a clear‚ coherent and orderly way]; Quality [be truthful] Filler Items which do not carry conventional meaning but which are inserted in speech to allow time to think‚ to create a pause or to hold a turn in
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English Assessment Task: Spoken Investigative Report Q9: Heck Tate’s handling of Bob Ewell’s death Hello and welcome back to The Australian Arts and Culture Program. I’m Shannon Yu and today‚ we are revealing one of the world’s bestseller novels‚ published in 1960. This novel was an immediate success as soon as it was published‚ winning the Pulitzer Prize and becoming a classic of modern American literature: To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee. This novel was based on her life when she was 10‚
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Speaking English is the main goal of many adult learners. Their personalities play a large role in determining how quickly and how correctly they will accomplish this goal. Those who are risk-takers unafraid of making mistakes will generally be more talkative‚ but with many errors that could become hard-to-break habits. Conservative‚ shy students may take a long time to speak confidently‚ but when they do‚ their English often contains fewer errors and they will be proud of their English ability.
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„One language spoken worldwide would lead to better international relations.” Todays world is a global village in which we can find as many supporters as opponents of this idea shown above. When easy communication is taken into account‚ a single language spoken in the world is highly significant. People can‚ for example‚ share new ideas‚ explore the science or gain knowledge about other cultures. This can be supported by the fact that modern English‚ sometimes described as the first global
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