WordNet: A Lexical Database for English

Miller, G. A. (1995). WordNet: A Lexical Database for English. Communications of the ACM, 38(11), 39-41.

Type

Journal article

Intellectual base

Primary research

Year

1995

Volume

38

Issue

11

Pages

39-41

DOI

10.1145/219717.219748

DOI registrant

Association for Computing Machinery

Link

https://doi.org/10.1145/219717.219748

Cited from

linguistics_semiotics

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2 citations across 2 artifacts.

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Primes

• Polysemy
  • - Lexicography: Dictionaries organize polysemous entries via numbered sense lists under a single headword, with the senses ordered by frequency, historical priority, or semantic centrality

Mechanisms

• Synonym Dictionary
  • Treating all synonyms as equivalent everywhere quietly erodes precision

    This sourceDistinguishes word senses and treats synonymy as context- and sense-specific rather than universal equivalence between word forms.

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