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Descriptor
Dictionaries1
Inferences1
Information Retrieval1
Logic1
Reading Comprehension1
Semantics1
Vocabulary Development1
Source
Computer Assisted Language…1
Author
Barriere, Caroline1
St-Jacques, Claude1
Publication Type
Journal Articles1
Reports - Research1
Education Level
Grade 31
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Search by Fuzzy Inference in a Children's Dictionary
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St-Jacques, Claude; Barriere, Caroline – Computer Assisted Language Learning, 2005
This research aims at promoting the usage of an online children's dictionary within a context of reading comprehension and vocabulary acquisition. Inspired by document retrieval approaches developed in the area of information retrieval (IR) research, we adapt a particular IR strategy, based on fuzzy logic, to a search in the electronic dictionary.…
Descriptors: Semantics, Information Retrieval, Inferences, Reading Comprehension