Automatic lexical semantic classification of nouns

The work we present here addresses cue-based noun classification in English and Spanish. Its main objective is to automatically acquire lexical semantic information by classifying nouns into previously known noun lexical classes. This is achieved by using particular aspects of linguistic contexts as...

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Published inarXiv.org
Main Authors Bel, Núria, Romeo, Lauren, Padró, Muntsa
Format Paper
LanguageEnglish
Published Ithaca Cornell University Library, arXiv.org 08.03.2013
Subjects
Classification
Complexity
Semantics
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Summary:The work we present here addresses cue-based noun classification in English and Spanish. Its main objective is to automatically acquire lexical semantic information by classifying nouns into previously known noun lexical classes. This is achieved by using particular aspects of linguistic contexts as cues that identify a specific lexical class. Here we concentrate on the task of identifying such cues and the theoretical background that allows for an assessment of the complexity of the task. The results show that, despite of the a-priori complexity of the task, cue-based classification is a useful tool in the automatic acquisition of lexical semantic classes.
ISSN:2331-8422