Semantic Types, Lexical Sorts and Classifiers

We propose a cognitively and linguistically motivated set of sorts for lexical semantics in a compositional setting: the classifiers in languages that do have such pronouns. These sorts are needed to include lexical considerations in a semantical analyser such as Boxer or Grail. Indeed, all proposed lexical extensions of usual Montague semantics to model restriction of selection, felicitous and infelicitous copredication require a rich and refined type system whose base types are the lexical sorts, the basis of the many-sorted logic in which semantical representations of sentences are stated. However, none of those approaches define precisely the actual base types or sorts to be used in the lexicon. In this article, we shall discuss some of the options commonly adopted by researchers in formal lexical semantics, and defend the view that classifiers in the languages which have such pronouns are an appealing solution, both linguistically and cognitively motivated

Action Recognition in Video Using Sparse Coding and Relative Features

This work presents an approach to category-based action recognition in video using sparse coding techniques. The proposed approach includes two main contributions: i) A new method to handle intra-class variations by decomposing each video into a reduced set of representative atomic action acts or key-sequences, and ii) A new video descriptor, ITRA: Inter-Temporal Relational Act Descriptor, that exploits the power of comparative reasoning to capture relative similarity relations among key-sequences. In terms of the method to obtain key-sequences, we introduce a loss function that, for each video, leads to the identification of a sparse set of representative key-frames capturing both, relevant particularities arising in the input video, as well as relevant generalities arising in the complete class collection. In terms of the method to obtain the ITRA descriptor, we introduce a novel scheme to quantify relative intra and inter-class similarities among local temporal patterns arising in the videos. The resulting ITRA descriptor demonstrates to be highly effective to discriminate among action categories. As a result, the proposed approach reaches remarkable action recognition performance on several popular benchmark datasets, outperforming alternative state-of-the-art techniques by a large margin.Comment: Accepted to CVPR 201

Plurals: individuals and sets in a richly typed semantics

We developed a type-theoretical framework for natural lan- guage semantics that, in addition to the usual Montagovian treatment of compositional semantics, includes a treatment of some phenomena of lex- ical semantic: coercions, meaning, transfers, (in)felicitous co-predication. In this setting we see how the various readings of plurals (collective, dis- tributive, coverings,...) can be modelled

EVALUASI PENGENDALIAN SISTEM INFORMASI PEMBELIAN PADA PT. BUMIMULIA INDAH LESTARI

EVALUASI PENGENDALIAN SISTEM INFORMASI PEMBELIAN PADA PT. BUMIMULIA INDAH LESTARI - Evaluasi, Pengendalian, Sistem Informasi, Pembelian

COMPARISON OF KINSHIP APPELLATIONS IN HOKKIEN DIALECT BY INDONESIAN CHINESE

Dialect is a unique national culture. Every region has its own dialect, which has been passed down since ancient times and contains rich cultural connotations. This article conducts a comparative study of the Chinese who use the "Hokkien" dialect in several regions of Indonesia, and specifically analyzes the similarities and differences in word formation in terms of kinship terms. Based on the kinship appellation relationship, this study conducted a questionnaire survey on the Chinese in Jakarta, Bagansiapiapi, and Medan, and summarized and analyzed the collected kinship appellations. Through the comparison of the similarities and differences of word formation, it is found that the kinship appellations in the three regions are all used in the affixation form, and the frequency of occurrence is the highest; the compound form and reduplication form may not be used in some specific types in some regions; the compound form is the least frequently used. Jakarta's use of different word formations is relatively even, Bagansiapiapi is more inclined to compound forms, and Medan region most often uses reduplication forms. This study helps to further understand the inheritance and culture in kinship terms

Sikap Bangladesh Dalam Menanggapi Program Unhcr United Nations Joint Initiative Terhadap Penanganan Pengungsi Rohingya (Periode 2006-2011)

This research explains Bangladeshs response about UNHCRs United Nations Joint Initiative in handling Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh. Bangladesh is now home to 29.016 Rohingyas. The refugees has caused social and economic problems for Bangladeshi goverment over 33 years. UNJI was proposed by UNHCR to help Rohingyas ang Bangladeshis.The research applies qualitative methods, and case study in this research the data collected through library research, literature studies, official documents, academic journal, mass media.Bangladesh refused UNHCR proposal becouse UNJI has caused security threat to the country of Bangladesh. That UNJI provide assistance to Refugees without care about what will happend to local people, it seen from the more dense the population, the strunggle for jobs, and food shortages. That means UNJI didnt fully resolved the facing problem in Bangladesh.Keywords : Bangladesh, Refugees, UNJI, Socio-Economy, Security

School Attendance, Child Labor and Cash Transfers. An Impact Evaluation of PANES

In this paper we analyze the impact an emergency social assistance program, PANES, on school attendance and child labour. The program was carried out in Uruguay from April 2005 to December 2007. Specifically, we analyze the effects of the cash transfer component of the plan (Ingreso Ciudadano), and explore potential explanatory channels such as labour market outcomes, income and awareness of conditionalities. This research is based on a panel of successful and unsuccessful applicants to PANES. The first wave uses the administrative records of the program and the second wave is a follow-up survey that was gathered two months after the program ended and was specifically designed to carry out the impact evaluation of the program. In order to check the robustness of our results, we provide evidence based on two different identification strategies: a regression discontinuity approach using data from the second wave of the panel, and a difference-in-difference approach that exploits the longitudinal nature of the collected data. Our results indicate that the program did not affect school attendance or child labour, whether children are considered as one group or are disaggregated by age or sex. We also do not find any impact on household income, which suggests that income substitution does not explain the lack of results in terms of schooling. It therefore appears that either the size of the transfer was not generous enough to promote school attendance or that the determinants of child school attendance are more complex and require complementary interventions. Our results are particularly relevant for understanding of the role of cash transfers in middle-income countries where attendance rates at primary school are already high, and where the main challenge is to keep students in school at the secondary level. The data also allows us to explore the role of conditionalities. Only a small share of households was aware of the school enrolment condition (20%). Conditionalities were announced and are present in other social security programs in Uruguay, but were ultimately not monitored in this case. We did not find the conditionality to have any robust impact (as perceived by the household) on children’s school enrolment.Cash transfer program; Impact evaluation; School attendance, Child labour, Uruguay