Abstract:We revisit the Gaussian broadcast channel (GBC) and explore the rate region achieved by purely discrete inputs with treating interference as noise (TIN) decoding. Specifically, we introduce a simple scheme based on superposition coding with identically and independently distributed (i.i.d.) inputs drawn from discrete constellations, e.g., pulse amplitude modulations (PAM). Most importantly, we prove that the resulting achievable rate region under TIN decoding is within a constant gap to the capacity region of the GBC, where the gap is independent of all channel parameters. In addition, we show via simulation that the weak user can achieve a higher rate with PAM than with Gaussian signaling in some cases.




Abstract:Metaphor is a prominent linguistic device in human language and literature, as they add color, imagery, and emphasis to enhance effective communication. This paper introduces a large-scale high quality annotated Chinese Metaphor Corpus, which comprises around 28K sentences drawn from a diverse range of Chinese literary sources, such as poems, prose, song lyrics, etc. To ensure the accuracy and consistency of our annotations, we introduce a comprehensive set of guidelines. These guidelines address the facets of metaphor annotation, including identifying tenors, vehicles, and grounds to handling the complexities of similes, personifications, juxtapositions, and hyperboles. Breaking tradition, our approach to metaphor generation emphasizes grounds and their distinct features rather than the conventional combination of tenors and vehicles. By integrating "ground" as a CoT (Chain of Thoughts) input, we are able to generate metaphors that resonate more with real-world intuition. We test generative models such as Belle, Baichuan, and Chinese-alpaca-33B using our annotated corpus. These models are able to generate creative and fluent metaphor sentences more frequently induced by selected samples from our dataset, demonstrating the value of our corpus for Chinese metaphor research. The code is available in https://github.com/JasonShao55/Chinese_Metaphor_Explanation.