Publications

2021

• Becker, M., Korfhage, K., and Frank, A. (2021a):
  COCO-EX: A Tool for Linking Concepts from Texts to ConceptNet. Proceedings of the Conference of the European Chapter of the Association for Computational Linguistics (EACL), Demo Papers. Online. [ pdf ]
• Becker, M., Korfhage, K., Paul, D., and Frank, A. (2021):
  CO-NNECT: A Framework for Revealing Commonsense Knowledge Paths as Explicitations of Implicit Knowledge in Texts. IWCS – International Conference on Computational Semantics. Online. [ pdf ]
• Becker, M., Liang, S., and Frank, A. (2021):
  Reconstructing Implicit Knowledge with Language Models. Deep Learning Inside Out (DeeLIO): Workshop on Knowledge Extraction and Integration for Deep Learning Architectures. Online. [ pdf ] [Best Paper Award]

2020

• Becker, M., Hulpus, I., Opitz, J., Paul, D., Kobbe, J., Stuckenschmidt, H., and Frank, A. (2020).
  Explaining Arguments with Background Knowledge – Towards Knowledge-based Argumentation Analysis. Datenbank-Spektrum, 21. [ pdf ]
• Debjit, P., Optiz, J., Becker, M., Kobbe, J., Hirst, G., and Frank, A. (2020):
  Argumentative Relation Classification with Background Knowledge. Proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Computational Models of Argument (COMMA 2020). [ pdf ]
• Becker, M., Korfhage, K., and Frank, A. (2020):
  Implicit Knowledge in Argumentative Texts: An Annotated Corpus. Proceedings of LREC. Marseille, France. [ pdf ]
• Becker, M., Bender, M., and Müller, M. (2020).
  Classifying Heuristic Textual Practices in Academic Discourse: A Deep Learning Approach to Pragmatics. International Journal of Corpus Linguistics (4)2020.

2019

• Hulpus, I., Kobbe, J., Meilicke, C., Stuckenschmidt, H., Hirst, G., Becker, M., Opitz, J., Nastase, V., and Frank, A. (2019):
  Towards Explaining Natural Language Arguments with Background Knowledge. Workshop on Semantic Explainability (SemEx) 2019, co-located with the 18th International Semantic Web Conference (ISWC 2019). Christchurch, New Zealand. [ pdf ]
• Becker, M., Staniek, M., Nastase, V., Frank, A. (2019):
  Assessing the Difficulty of Classifying ConceptNet Relations in a Multi-Label Classification Setting. RELATIONS - Workshop on meaning relations between phrases and sentences (co-located with IWCS). Gothenburg, Sweden. [ pdf ]
• Kobbe, J., Opitz, J., Becker, M., Hulpus, I., Stuckenschmidt, H., and Frank, A. (2019):
  Exploiting Background Knowledge for Argumentative Relation Classification. Second Biennial Conference on Language, Data and Knowledge (LDK 2019). Leipzig, Germany. [ pdf ]
• Becker, M., Staniek, M., Nastase, V., Palmer, A., Frank, A. (2019):
  Classifying Semantic Clause Types with Recurrent Neural Networks: Analysis of Attention, Context and Genre Characteristics. TAL Journal (Traitement Automatique des Langues / Natural Language Processing): Special issue Deep Learning for Natural Language Processing. [ pdf ]

2018

• Stegmeier, J., Schünemann, W., Müller, M., Becker, M., Steiger, S., Stier, S. (2018):
  Multi-method discourse analysis of twitter communication. A comparison of two global political issues. In: Scholz, R. (ed.): Quantifying methods in discourse studies. Basingstoke: Palgrave.
• Becker, M., Staniek, M., Nastase, V., Palmer, A., Frank, A. (2018):
  The Impact of Attention Mechanism, Context and Genre Information when Classifying Semantic Clause Types with Recurrent Neural Networks. 40th Annual Conference of the German Linguistic Society (DGfS). Stuttgart, Germany. [ poster ]
• Becker, M., Staniek, M., Nastase, V., Palmer, A., Frank, A. (2018):
  Automatisches Klassifizieren Semantischer Clauses: Modellierung von Kontext und Genremerkmalen mit Rekurrenten Neuronalen Netzwerken und dem Attention-Mechanismus. [Automated Classification of Semantic Clauses: Modeling Context and Genre Characteristics with Recurrent Neural Networks and Attention Mechanism.] 54. Jahrestagung des Instituts für Deutsche Sprache. Mannheim, Germany. [ poster ]
• Becker, M. (2018):
  Frieden, Freiheit, Sicherheit. Kontextsensitive Bedeutungsanalysen dreier Konzepte in den Bundestagsdebatten von März bis Juli 1983. Analysen mit Python. [Peace, freedom, security. Context-sensitive analysis of three concepts in the Bundestag debates from March to July 1983. Analyzes with Python.] Discourse Lab Workshop „Korpustools im Vergleich“. Heidelberg. Published on Discourse Lab Blog: https://dislab.hypotheses.org [Best Presentation Award] [ pdf ]

2017

• Becker, M., Staniek, M., Nastase, V., Palmer, A., Frank, A. (2017):
  Classifying Semantic Clause Types: Modeling Context and Genre Characteristics with Recurrent Neural Networks and Attention. *SEM (Joint Conference on Lexical and Computational Semantics). Vancouver, Canada. [ pdf ]
• Becker, M., Staniek, M., Nastase, V., and Frank, A. (2017):
  Enriching Argumentative Texts with Implicit Knowledge. Frasinca, F., Ittoo, A., Nguyen, L., and Metais, E. (eds.), Applications of Natural Language to Data Bases (NLDB) - Natural Language Processing and Information Systems, Lecture Notes in Computer Science, Springer. [ bib ] [ pdf ]
  The final publication is available at Springer.
• Becker, M., Palmer, A., and Frank, A. (2017):
  Semantic Clause Types and Modality as Features for Argument Analysis. Argument & Computation, Special Issue on Language and Argumentation. [ bib ] [ pdf ]
• Becker, M. and Meyer, J. (2017):
  Quantitative Approaches to Language: A Study on Controversial Concepts in Climate Change Discourse. Summer School of Digital Humanities: Distant Reading - Potentials and Applications. Heidelberg [ poster ]
• Becker, M., Spranz-Fogasy, Th. (2017):
  Ärztliche Beratung und Empfehlungen [Medical advice and recommendations]. In: Pick, I. (ed.): Beraten ist Sprechen. Eine linguistische Typologie zu Beratungsgesprächen in verschiedenen Handlungsfeldern. Frankfurt u.a.: Peter Lang.

• Becker, M., Müller, M.(2017):
  Wörter und Dinge. Interdisziplinarität als Modus und Gegenstand der Reflexiven Diskursanalyse [Words and things. Interdisciplinarity as the mode and object of reflexive discourse analysis]. In: Kämper, H., Reisigl, M., Warnke, I., Hess-Lüttich, E. (eds.): Diskurs - semiotisch. Berlin: Akademie.
• Müller, M., Becker, M.: (2017):
  Von Hunden, Hürden und Brücken. Tropen der deutsch-chinesischen Begegnung im kulinarischen Diskurs [Of dogs, hurdles and bridges. Tropes of the German-Chinese encounter in the culinary discourse]. In: Friedemann Vogel / Jia Wenjian (Eds.): Chinesisch‐Deutscher Imagereport (CDI). Das Bild Chinas im deutschsprachigen Raum aus kultur‐, medien‐ und sprachwissenschaftlicher Perspektive. Berlin/Boston: De Gruyter, pp. 119-136.

2016

• Becker, M. (2016):
  Argumentative Reasoning, Clause Types and Implicit Knowledge. In: Gaggl, S. and Thimm, M. (eds.): Proceedings of the Second Summer School on Argumentation: Computational and Linguistic Perspectives, pp. 1-2, [Best poster award]. [ bib | pdf ]
• Becker, M., Palmer, A., and Frank, A. (2016):
  Clause Types and Modality in Argumentative Microtexts. Workshop on Foundations of the Language of Argumentation (in conjunction with COMMA 2016), Potsdam, Germany, pp. 1-9. [ bib | pdf ]
• Becker, M., Palmer, A., and Frank, A. (2016):
  Argumentative texts and clause types. Proceedings of the 3rd Workshop on Argument Mining (ArgMining2016), Berlin, Germany, pp. 21-30. [ bib | pdf ]
• Spranz-Fogasy, Th., Becker, M. (2016):
  Beschwerdenexploration und Diagnosemitteilung im ärztlichen Erstgespräch [Symptoms and diagnosis in the initial medical consultation]. In: Busch, A., Spranz-Fogasy, Th. (eds.), Handbuch Sprache und Medizin, Berlin/Boston: de Gruyter, pp. 93-115.
• Müller, M., Becker, M. (2016):
  Wissenskonflikte im Gespräch [Conflicts of Knowledge in Conversation]. In: Luth, J., Vogel, F., Ptashnyk, S. (eds): Linguistische Zugänge zu Konflikten in europäischen Sprachräumen. Berlin/Boston: de Gruyter, pp. 93-112.
• Becker, M. (2016):
  Die Flüchtlingsdebatte in den Medien Deutschlands: Eine korpus- und diskurs-linguistische Untersuchung der Konzeptualisierung von Angst [The refugee debate in the German media: A corpus- and discurslinguistic study of the conceptualization of anxiety]. Sprachreport 2/2016, pp. 1-11. [ pdf ]
• Knuchel, D., Becker, M. (2016):
  Conceptualisations of HIV/AIDS in two German message boards. A corpus linguistic approach. Symposium Language and Health Online. Typing yourself healthy. Basel (CH).

2015

• Becker, M. (monograph) (2015):
  Der Asyldiskurs in Deutschland. Eine medienlinguistische Untersuchung von Pressetexten, Onlineforen und Polit-Talkshows [Debating about refugees in Germany. A media-linguistic analysis of newspapers, online forums and political talkshows]. Frankfurt et al.: Peter Lang.
• Becker, M. (monograph) (2015):
  Ärztliche Empfehlungen in Therapieplanungsgesprächen. Eine gesprächsanalytische Untersuchung [Medical recommendations in therapy planning discussions. A conversation analysis]. Gesprächsforschung Online, Reihe Empirische Kommunikationsforschung im Gesundheitswesen, Band 5. [ pdf ]
• Burel, S., Becker, M., Kleitsch, L. (2015):
  Kommunikative Strategien von Unternehmen zwischen Inszenierung und Adressierung [Communicative strategies of companies between staging and addressing]. In: Grucza. S., Kolago, L. (eds), Kommunikationsmanagement in multikulturellen Projektteams. Frankfurt am Main et al.: Peter Lang, pp. 229-245.