WordNet: An Electronic Lexical Database (Language, Speech, and Communication)


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with a preface by George Miller WordNet, an electronic lexical database, is
considered to be the most important resource available to researchers in computational linguistics,
text analysis, and many related areas. Its design is inspired by current psycholinguistic and
computational theories of human lexical memory. English nouns, verbs, adjectives, and adverbs are
organized into synonym sets, each representing one underlying lexicalized concept. Different
relations link the synonym sets.The purpose of this volume is twofold. First, it discusses the
design of WordNet and the theoretical motivations behind it. Second, it provides a survey of
representative applications, including word sense identification, information retrieval, selectional
preferences of verbs, and lexical chains.Contributors : Reem Al-Halimi, Robert C. Berwick, J. F. M.
Burg, Martin Chodorow, Christiane Fellbaum, Joachim Grabowski, Sanda Harabagiu, Marti A. Hearst,
Graeme Hirst, Douglas A. Jones, Rick Kazman, Karen T. Kohl, Shari Landes, Claudia Leacock, George A.
Miller, Katherine J. Miller, Dan Moldovan, Naoyuki Nomura, Uta Priss, Philip Resnik, David St-Onge,
Randee Tengi, Reind P. van de Riet, Ellen Voorhees.
WordNet: An Electronic Lexical Database (Language, Speech, and Communication) Review
WordNet, the book, is a must to anyone who wants to use or learn about WordNet the semantic network/lexicon. The early chapeters of the book discuss the strategies and treatment of the various parts-of-speech by the development project. The later chapters are contributions of researchers that have applied the database to various investigations.WordNet, the database. is free for non-commercial purposes and comes with a simple viewer and software that can be adapted to your own use. As such, it is (in my opinion) the finest free lexocographic resource available.You shouldn't think about buying the book until you have played with the database. But if you do and want to know more about its development and uses (and you don't feel like finding libraries with 10 year old obscure journal articles), this book is for you. Help other customers find the most helpful reviews� Was this review helpful to you? Yes No Report abuse | PermalinkComment�CommentMost of the consumer Reviews tell that the "WordNet: An Electronic Lexical Database (Language, Speech, and Communication)" are high quality item. You can read each testimony from consumers to find out cons and pros from WordNet: An Electronic Lexical Database (Language, Speech, and Communication) ...

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