Dictionary-Driven Semantic Look-up

Abstract

1. IntroductionThe French Semantic Dictionary Look-up (SDL) uses dictionary information aboutsubcategorization and collocates to perform Word Sense Disambiguation (WSD).The SDL is fully integrated in a multilingual comprehension system which uses theOxford Hachette French-English bilingual dictionary (OUP-H). Although the SDLworks on all words both for French and English, Romanseval results are relevantfor French verbs only because subcategorisation and collocate information is richerfor this part of speech in the OUP-H. The SDL uses dictionaries as semanticallytagged corpora of different languages, making the methodology reusable for anylanguage with existing on-line dictionaries.This paper first describes the system architecture as well as its components andresources. Second, it presents the work we did within Romanseval, namely sensemapping and results analysis.2. Semantic Dictionary Look-Up: Goal, Architecture and ComponentsThe SDL selects the most appropriate translation of a word appearing in a givencontext. It reorders dictionary entries making use of dictionary information. It isbuilt on top of Locolex,