A study on the quantificational interpretation of donkey phrase in English: utilizing Next Sentence Prediction with BERT
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The goal of the current paper is to explore the interpretation pattern of four different types of quantificational meaning (universal/existential/deictic/generic) of the donkey phrase in English. Specifically, we utilize two deep learning language models: ChatGPT and BERT. A dataset comprising a total of 240 sentences, with 60 sentences generated by ChatGPT, underwent Next Sentence Prediction (NSP) analysis with BERT. The statistical examination, based on surprisal values, revealed a hierarchy of low surprisal values signifying high acceptability in quantificational interpretations: existential > universal > deictic > generic. Regarding the configurations of definite NP and pronouns in the donkey phrase, stand-alone sentences favored pronoun usage, while in NSP, definite NP demonstrated a more innate acceptability. This implies that, even in theoretical analysis, the E-type theory employing quantifier expressions may present a more fitting framework for donkey phrases compared to the discourse representation theory utilizing bound variable pronouns.
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The goal of the current paper is to explore the interpretation pattern of four different types of quantificational meaning (universal/existential/deictic/generic) of the donkey phrase in English. Specifically, we utilize two deep learning language models: ChatGPT and BERT. A dataset comprising a total of 240 sentences, with 60 sentences generated by ChatGPT, underwent Next Sentence Prediction (NSP) analysis with BERT. The statistical examination, based on surprisal values, revealed a hierarchy of low surprisal values signifying high acceptability in quantificational interpretations: existential > universal > deictic > generic. Regarding the configurations of definite NP and pronouns in the donkey phrase, stand-alone sentences favored pronoun usage, while in NSP, definite NP demonstrated a more innate acceptability. This implies that, even in theoretical analysis, the E-type theory employing quantifier expressions may present a more fitting framework for donkey phrases compared to the discourse representation theory utilizing bound variable pronouns.
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