Towards the automatic derivation of lexical prototypes
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Authors
Colleges, School and Institutes
Abstract
In order to model human understanding of natural language, it is necessary to be able to rep-resent the knowledge and processes that humans use. As such, Natural Language Processing (NLP) research needs to take into consideration cognitive theories of language processing; one candidate theory is Prototype Theory. In this paper, we argue for the adoption of a conceptual approach to word meaning in order to achieve a view of lexical semantics consistent with cognitive representation and processes. We detail ongoing research concerned with extending an existing semi-automatic method for deriving patterns of verb usage from corpora. Finally, we argue that this approach has connections with Prototype Theory and detail initial steps to fully-automate this process.
Details
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | International Conference on Recent Advances in Natural Language Processing, RANLP 2005 - Proceedings |
Publication status | Published - 1 Jan 2005 |
Event | International Conference on Recent Advances in Natural Language Processing, RANLP 2005 - Borovets, Bulgaria Duration: 21 Sep 2005 → 23 Sep 2005 |
Conference
Conference | International Conference on Recent Advances in Natural Language Processing, RANLP 2005 |
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Country | Bulgaria |
City | Borovets |
Period | 21/09/05 → 23/09/05 |