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Ethan Wilcox

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2026
Language Models Learn Constructional Semantics, Not To Mention Syntax: Investigating LM Understanding of Paired-Focus Constructions

The paper investigates whether modestly sized open-source language models can grasp the semantics of rare Paired-Focus constructions, finding that understanding emerges later in training and correlates with general world knowledge.

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cs.CLcs.AIRecentMay 29, 2026

Language Models Learn Constructional Semantics, Not To Mention Syntax: Investigating LM Understanding of Paired-Focus Constructions

Wesley Scivetti, Ethan Wilcox, Nathan Schneider, Kanishka Misra +1 more

The paper investigates whether modestly sized open-source language models can grasp the semantics of rare Paired-Focus constructions, finding that understanding emerges later in training and correlate…

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