Papers by Laura Zeidler
Spanish Dialect Classification: A Comparative Study of Linguistically Tailored Features, Unigrams and BERT Embeddings (2025.acl-srw)
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| Challenge: | Existing models for automatic dialect classification use bag-of-words unigram features instead of linguistic knowledge. |
| Approach: | They propose to use dialect-specific unigram features to train machine learning models . they also use a transformer-based model to find potentially useful dialect-related features . |
| Outcome: | The proposed model outperforms existing models but sacrifices explainability and interpretability. |
A Dynamic, Interpreted CheckList for Meaning-oriented NLG Metric Evaluation – through the Lens of Semantic Similarity Rating (2022.starsem-1)
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| Challenge: | Abstract Meaning Representation (AMR) is a popular NLG evaluation metric . however, it is difficult to judge where exactly such a metric fails . |
| Approach: | They propose a checklist for NLG evaluation metrics that focus on meaning by organizing them around meaning-relevant linguistic phenomena. |
| Outcome: | The proposed metric GraCo computes lexical cohesion graphs over AMR concepts. |