#17406This paper shows how dictionary word sense definitions can be analysed by applying a hierarchy of phrasal patterns.
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analysed by applying a hierarchy of
<term>
phrasal patterns
</term>
. An experimental system embodying
#17418This paper shows how dictionary word sense definitions can be analysed by applying a hierarchy of phrasal patterns.
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has been implemented for processing
<term>
definitions
</term>
from the
<term>
Longman Dictionary
#17432An experimental system embodying this mechanism has been implemented for processing definitions from the Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.
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processing
<term>
definitions
</term>
from the
<term>
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
</term>
. A property of this
<term>
dictionary
#17435An experimental system embodying this mechanism has been implemented for processing definitions from the Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.
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English
</term>
. A property of this
<term>
dictionary
</term>
, exploited by the system , is that
#17445A property of this dictionary , exploited by the system, is that it uses a restricted vocabulary in its word sense definitions.
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by the system , is that it uses a
<term>
restricted vocabulary
</term>
in its
<term>
word sense definitions
#17457A property of this dictionary, exploited by the system, is that it uses a restricted vocabulary in its word sense definitions.
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restricted vocabulary
</term>
in its
<term>
word sense definitions
</term>
. The structures generated by the
#17461A property of this dictionary, exploited by the system, is that it uses a restricted vocabulary in its word sense definitions.
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system are intended to be used for the
<term>
classification
</term>
of new
<term>
word senses
</term>
in
#17479The structures generated by the experimental system are intended to be used for the classification of new word senses in terms of the senses of words in the restricted vocabulary.
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<term>
classification
</term>
of new
<term>
word senses
</term>
in terms of the
<term>
senses
</term>
#17482The structures generated by the experimental system are intended to be used for the classification of new word senses in terms of the senses of words in the restricted vocabulary.
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word senses
</term>
in terms of the
<term>
senses
</term>
of
<term>
words
</term>
in the
<term>
#17488The structures generated by the experimental system are intended to be used for the classification of new word senses in terms of the senses of words in the restricted vocabulary.
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terms of the
<term>
senses
</term>
of
<term>
words
</term>
in the
<term>
restricted vocabulary
#17490The structures generated by the experimental system are intended to be used for the classification of new word senses in terms of the senses of words in the restricted vocabulary.
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</term>
of
<term>
words
</term>
in the
<term>
restricted vocabulary
</term>
. Examples illustrating the output
#17493The structures generated by the experimental system are intended to be used for the classification of new word senses in terms of the senses of words in the restricted vocabulary.
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applies successively more specific
<term>
phrasal analysis rules
</term>
as determined by a hierarchy of
<term>
#17524The analysis process applies successively more specific phrasal analysis rules as determined by a hierarchy of patterns in which less specific patterns dominate more specific ones.
model,16-6-J87-3001,ak
</term>
as determined by a hierarchy of
<term>
patterns
</term>
in which less specific
<term>
patterns
#17533The analysis process applies successively more specific phrasal analysis rules as determined by a hierarchy of patterns in which less specific patterns dominate more specific ones.
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patterns
</term>
in which less specific
<term>
patterns
</term>
dominate more specific ones . This
#17538The analysis process applies successively more specific phrasal analysis rules as determined by a hierarchy of patterns in which less specific patterns dominate more specific ones.
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reasonable incomplete analyses of the
<term>
definitions
</term>
are produced when more complete
#17552This ensures that reasonable incomplete analyses of the definitions are produced when more complete analyses are not possible, resulting in a relatively robust analysis mechanism.
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resulting in a relatively robust
<term>
analysis mechanism
</term>
. Thus the work reported addresses
#17568This ensures that reasonable incomplete analyses of the definitions are produced when more complete analyses are not possible, resulting in a relatively robust analysis mechanism.
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Thus the work reported addresses two
<term>
robustness problems
</term>
faced by current experimental
<term>
#17577Thus the work reported addresses two robustness problems faced by current experimental natural language processing systems: coping with an incomplete lexicon and with incomplete knowledge of phrasal constructions.
tech,12-8-J87-3001,ak
</term>
faced by current experimental
<term>
natural language processing systems
</term>
: coping with an incomplete
<term>
#17583Thus the work reported addresses two robustness problems faced by current experimental natural language processing systems: coping with an incomplete lexicon and with incomplete knowledge of phrasal constructions.
lr,21-8-J87-3001,ak
</term>
: coping with an incomplete
<term>
lexicon
</term>
and with incomplete
<term>
knowledge
#17592Thus the work reported addresses two robustness problems faced by current experimental natural language processing systems: coping with an incomplete lexicon and with incomplete knowledge of phrasal constructions.