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  Possible worlds semantics for pictures 

  Abusch, Dorit (2015-12-06)

  Possible worlds semantics for pictures is reviewed. Pictures are mapped to propositional semantic values by a geometric method. On this basis, an account of the temporal interpretation of pictorial narratives is constructed. ...
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  Acoustic Classification of Focus: On the Web and in the Lab 

  Howell, Jonathan; Rooth, Mats; Wagner, Michael (2016-02-26)

  We present a new methodological approach which combines both naturally-occurring speech “harvested” on the web and speech data elicited in the laboratory. This proof-of-concept study examines the phenomenon of focus ...
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  Headed span theory in the finite state calculus 

  Rooth, Mats (2016-01-02)

  A development of headed span theory in the finite state calculus. Slides for colloquium presentation at University of Delaware, March 20, 2014.
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  Representing Focus Scoping over New 

  Rooth, Mats (GLSA, Amherst, MA, 2015)
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  Harvesting speech datasets for linguistic research on the web 

  Rooth, Mats; Howell, Jonathan; Wagner, Michael (2013-10-29)

  This is a white paper for a project that harvested audio and transcribed data from podcasts and news broadcasts on the web. Tools were developed to analyze the different uses of prosody (rhythm, stress and intonation) ...

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