LMs stand their Ground: Investigating the Effect of Embodiment in Figurative Language Interpretation by Language Models. (arXiv:2305.03445v1 [cs.CL])

Figurative language is a challenge for language models since its
interpretation is based on the use of words in a way that deviates from their
conventional order and meaning. Yet, humans can easily understand and interpret
metaphors, similes or idioms as they can be derived from embodied metaphors.
Language is a proxy for embodiment and if a metaphor is conventional and
lexicalised, it becomes easier for a system without a body to make sense of
embodied concepts. Yet, the intricate …

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