Inheritance, Defaults and the Lexicon (Paperback)

Ted Briscoe

ISBN 10: 0521028051 / ISBN 13: 9780521028059

Editore: Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 2006

Paperback. The lexicon is now a major focus of research in computational linguistics and natural language processing (NLP), as more linguistic theories concentrate on the lexicon and as the acquisition of an adequate vocabulary has become the chief bottleneck in developing practical NLP systems. This collection describes techniques of lexical representation within a unification-based framework and their linguistic application, concentrating on the issue of structuring the lexicon using inheritance and defaults. Topics covered include typed feature structures, default unification, lexical rules, multiple inheritance and non-monotonic reasoning. The contributions describe both theoretical results and implemented languages and systems, including DATR, the Stuttgart TFS and ISSCO's ELU. This book arose out of a workshop on default inheritance in the lexicon organized as a part of the Esprit ACQUILEX project on computational lexicography. Besides the contributed papers mentioned above, it contains a detailed description of the ACQUILEX lexical knowledge base (LKB) system and its use in the representation of lexicons extracted semi-automatically from machine-readable dictionaries. The lexicon is now a major focus of research in computational linguistics and natural language processing (NLP). This collection describes techniques of lexical representation within a unification-based framework and their linguistic application, concentrating on the issue of structuring the lexicon using inheritance and defaults. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability. Codice articolo 9780521028059

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This collection describes techniques of lexical representation within a unification-based framework.

Recensione: 'A very valuable description ... should be available in all centres of artificial intelligence.' Artificial Intelligence Review

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Titolo: Inheritance, Defaults and the Lexicon (...
Casa editrice: Cambridge University Press, Cambridge
Data di pubblicazione: 2006
Legatura: Paperback
Condizione: new
Edizione: prima edizione