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hypothesis:grammar-as-positional-encoding-for-languageGrammar as Positional Encoding for Language
Hypothesis that in language tasks, the abstract structure encoded in positional encodings corresponds to grammatical structure.
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extracted_from(2021) · James C. R. Whittington · Joseph W. Warren · Timothy E.J. Behrens
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- Forward-looking interpretive claim about the implications of recurrent position encodings for NLP research.
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- Open question raised in Discussion about extending TEM-t principles beyond spatial navigation.
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