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The Computational Lexical Semantics of Syntagmatic Relations

Evelyne Viegas, Stephen Beale and Sergei Nirenburg
New Mexico State University
Computing Research Lab,
Las Cruces, NM 88003,
USA
viegas,sb,sergei@crl.nmsu.edu

Abstract:

In this paper, we address the issue of syntagmatic expressions from a computational lexical semantic perspective. From a representational viewpoint, we argue for a hybrid approach combining linguistic and conceptual paradigms, in order to account for the continuum we find in natural languages from free combining words to frozen expressions. In particular, we focus on the place of lexical and semantic restricted co-occurrences. From a processing viewpoint, we show how to generate/analyze syntagmatic expressions by using an efficient constraint-based processor, well fitted for a knowledge-driven approach.





Steve Beale
Tue Feb 10 15:33:21 MST 1998