Figure 2: OBJECT Lexicon Entries - A Simplified View
In English, objects are typically realized by nouns, although the actual mapping might be rather complex [Beale and Viegas1996]. In general, object generation lexicon entries can have one-to-one mappings between concept and lexical unit, or can contain additional semantic restrictions, both of which are illustrated in Figure 2. The use of collocational information is described below.