9.254, Qs: False friends, Cookies, Journal, IR
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Subject: 9.254, Qs: False friends, Cookies, Journal, IR
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Date: Mon, 16 Feb 1998 10:52:21 +0200 (EET)
From: Catarina Forslund FRA <cforslun at ra.abo.fi>
Subject: Componential analysis/"faux amis"(false friends)
2)
Date: Wed, 18 Feb 1998 13:45:49 +0000
From: monika.bruendl at stud.uni-muenchen.de
Subject: Computer terms: "cookies"
3)
Date: Thu, 19 Feb 1998 14:32:44 +1100
From: T.U.Sabine at utas.edu.au (Takame Ueki Sabine)
Subject: Eng. journal specializing in Japanese linguistics
4)
Date: Tue, 17 Feb 1998 15:10:13 -1000
From: "Philip A. Bralich, Ph.D." <bralich at hawaii.edu>
Subject: Comparisons of IR Results
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Date: Mon, 16 Feb 1998 10:52:21 +0200 (EET)
From: Catarina Forslund FRA <cforslun at ra.abo.fi>
Subject: Componential analysis/"faux amis"(false friends)
Dear Linguists,
I would be very interested in knowing if anyone has any
references on how to do a componential analysis of the meanings of two
words belonging to two different languages. I am considering to do a
componential analysis of a small number of French-Swedish false friends,
for exemple "semestre" in French and "semester" (holiday) in Swedish.
I would also be interested in getting more information and references on the
reason for the creation of false friends. I have already received some
references through the query which I made before Christmas, but all new
information on false friends and/or their creation is welcome. I am also still
looking for possible references on French-Swedish false friends.
If anyone has any references or comments on these requests, please do contact
me! All help is appreciated!
Thank you in advance!
Catarina Forslund
Student of French
University of \197bo Akademi, Finland
e-mail: Catarina.Forslund at abo.fi
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Date: Wed, 18 Feb 1998 13:45:49 +0000
From: monika.bruendl at stud.uni-muenchen.de
Subject: Computer terms: "cookies"
Dear fellow-linguists,
can anyone tell me anything about the etymology resp. the sense
development of the computer term "cookie"? One definition I found in
"Among The New Words" in American Speech says:
"Cookies are bits of computer code that allow a Web page's operators
to collect information about each user for later reference." ,
but I still can't understand the motivation for calling this a
cookie. It must be a metaphorical meaning, but what kind of meaning
elements are being transferred here?
Thank you for your help!
Monika Bruendl.
Monika Bruendl, M.A.
monika.bruendl at stud.uni-muenchen.de
-------------------------------- Message 3 -------------------------------
Date: Thu, 19 Feb 1998 14:32:44 +1100
From: T.U.Sabine at utas.edu.au (Takame Ueki Sabine)
Subject: Eng. journal specializing in Japanese linguistics
Is there a journal in ENGLISH which specialises in Japanese linguistics?
If so, we would be grateful for information regarding name, publisher and cost.
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Takame Ueki-Sabine
T.U.Sabine at utas.edu.au
School of Asian Languages and Studies
University of Tasmania
GPO Box 252-91, Hobart, Tasmania
Australia 7001
<Ph> 61-3-6226-2360
<Fax> 61-3-6226-7813
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-------------------------------- Message 4 -------------------------------
Date: Tue, 17 Feb 1998 15:10:13 -1000
From: "Philip A. Bralich, Ph.D." <bralich at hawaii.edu>
Subject: Comparisons of IR Results
I am a little new to the area of information retrieval (IR) coming
from a background in theoretical syntax, but I would like to find a
list of references concerning comparative results in IR. That is
I am looking for papers, chapters in books, web pages, and so on
that give a good critical review of the sorts of results that are
being obtained in IR these days and the relative merits of the
systems which are used to achieve these results. I have of course
seen the SIGIR site and other sites like it, but I am especially
interested in comparative discussions of results from different
systems on the same data. This sort of material seems a little more
difficult to find. I realize that most IR does not use very much NLP,
but I am especially interested in discussions of the use of NLP with
IR. Please respond to me privately and I will post a summary to the
list, please mention if you do not want your name mentioned in the
summary.
Phil Bralich
Philip A. Bralich, Ph.D.
President and CEO
Ergo Linguistic Technologies
2800 Woodlawn Drive, Suite 175
Honolulu, HI 96822
Tel: (808)539-3920
Fax: (808)539-3924
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