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* how are arguments marked in different languages?  
* how are arguments marked in different languages?  
  * argument structure alternations (e.g. ditransitive alternation in English)
** argument structure alternations (e.g. ditransitive alternation in English)
  * languages with case-marking
** languages with case-marking
  * what do imperatives look like in so-called "information-structure-heavy" or "topic-comment" languges?
** what do imperatives look like in so-called "information-structure-heavy" or "topic-comment" languges?
  * do the same oblique arguments (prepositional phrases) map cleanly into prepositions in other languages? Short answer: no.
** do the same oblique arguments (prepositional phrases) map cleanly into prepositions in other languages? Short answer: no.
* how do you parse for verb-final languages?
* how do you parse for verb-final languages?
* learnability/usability/discoverability
* learnability/usability/discoverability
  * how do you learn new commands?
** how do you learn new commands?
  * what does learning/teaching natural languages teach us about how users can learn Ubiq?
** what does learning/teaching natural languages teach us about how users can learn Ubiq?

Revision as of 01:53, 17 February 2009

Here are some future research topics in linguistics relevant to Ubiquity, in particular for the localization of Ubiquity.

See also Blair's list of localization issues to consider

  • how are arguments marked in different languages?
    • argument structure alternations (e.g. ditransitive alternation in English)
    • languages with case-marking
    • what do imperatives look like in so-called "information-structure-heavy" or "topic-comment" languges?
    • do the same oblique arguments (prepositional phrases) map cleanly into prepositions in other languages? Short answer: no.
  • how do you parse for verb-final languages?
  • learnability/usability/discoverability
    • how do you learn new commands?
    • what does learning/teaching natural languages teach us about how users can learn Ubiq?