| Challenge: | Lexical complexity is a subjective notion, yet it is often neglected in lexical simplification and readability systems which use a ”one-size-fits-all” approach. |
| Approach: | They propose to use a dataset of complex words annotated by readers with different backgrounds to investigate which aspects contribute to the notion of lexical complexity. |
| Outcome: | The proposed approach can be replicated in a dataset of complex words annotated by readers with different backgrounds. |
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