LINGUIST List 19.2910
Thu Sep 25 2008
Diss: Comp Ling: Varga: 'Semantic Classification of Hungarian ...'
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1. Lidia
Varga,
Semantic Classification of Hungarian Predicates of Motion for Natural Language Processing
Message 1: Semantic Classification of Hungarian Predicates of Motion for Natural Language Processing
Date: 25-Sep-2008
From: Lidia Varga <lvargavoila.fr>
Subject: Semantic Classification of Hungarian Predicates of Motion for Natural Language Processing
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Institution: Université Paris 13
Program: Sciences du langages
Dissertation Status: Completed
Degree Date: 2007
Author: Lidia Varga
Dissertation Title: Semantic Classification of Hungarian Predicates of Motion for Natural Language Processing
Linguistic Field(s):
Computational Linguistics
Subject Language(s): Hungarian (hun)
Dissertation Director:
Gaston Gross
Dissertation Abstract:
The aim of this study is to propose a typology of predicates of motion inHungarian. The typology reflects a simple objective perception of motionand space. The analysis uses the theory of object classes, which we appliedto Hungarian. The predicates of motion correspond to verb predicates, nounpredicates and to predicate adjectives. Our classification is based onsemantic properties such as directionality, mood, destination, goal, placeand the aspectual properties. These semantic properties are completed bymorpho-syntactic properties needed for natural language processing.
The contrastive component of our study has made it possible to propose abetter description of the classes of predicates in Hungarian and to bringout the morpho-syntactic and combinatory differences specific to bothlanguages in the expression of motion, such as the role of verb prefixes,locative complements, and to underline the importance of noun predicates.
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