From the extraction of continuous features in parallel texts to visual analytics of heterogeneous areal-typological datasets
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Thomas Mayer
Abstract
The aim of this paper is twofold. First, we show that functionally motivated procedural approaches may help to automatically extract typological features from texts. This idea is illustrated with measuring cross-linguistic variation in the domain of morphological typology based on parallel texts. Second, we demonstrate that the methodology developed in the field of visual analytics allows for detecting patterns or regularities in the automatically extracted features. At the heart of our approach lies an extended sunburst visualization, which enables a cross-comparison of a large number of features within the context of language genealogy and areal information. We provide evidence of the usefulness of the present approach with case studies where the visualizations of the extracted features reveal interesting insights.
Abstract
The aim of this paper is twofold. First, we show that functionally motivated procedural approaches may help to automatically extract typological features from texts. This idea is illustrated with measuring cross-linguistic variation in the domain of morphological typology based on parallel texts. Second, we demonstrate that the methodology developed in the field of visual analytics allows for detecting patterns or regularities in the automatically extracted features. At the heart of our approach lies an extended sunburst visualization, which enables a cross-comparison of a large number of features within the context of language genealogy and areal information. We provide evidence of the usefulness of the present approach with case studies where the visualizations of the extracted features reveal interesting insights.
Chapters in this book
- Prelim pages i
- Table of contents v
- Introduction 1
- From the extraction of continuous features in parallel texts to visual analytics of heterogeneous areal-typological datasets 13
- Lexical-syntactic analysis model of Spanish multi-word expressions 39
- Three-place predicates in RRG 79
- A Role and Reference Grammar parser for German 105
- Extending a lexicalist functional grammar through speech acts, constructions and conversational software agents 143
- The implementation of the CLS constructor in ARTEMIS 165
- FrameNet and FunGramKB 197
- Exploring the thematic-frame mapping in FunGramKB 233
- FunGramKB term extractor 251
- Deep semantic representation in a domain-specific ontology 271
- A functional and constructional approach for specialized knowledge resources 297
- Applying the lexical constructional model to ontology building 313
- The interaction of non-linguistic and linguistic knowledge in FunGramKB 339
- Low-level situational cognitive models within the Lexical Constructional Model and their computational implementation in FunGramKB 367
- Index 391
Chapters in this book
- Prelim pages i
- Table of contents v
- Introduction 1
- From the extraction of continuous features in parallel texts to visual analytics of heterogeneous areal-typological datasets 13
- Lexical-syntactic analysis model of Spanish multi-word expressions 39
- Three-place predicates in RRG 79
- A Role and Reference Grammar parser for German 105
- Extending a lexicalist functional grammar through speech acts, constructions and conversational software agents 143
- The implementation of the CLS constructor in ARTEMIS 165
- FrameNet and FunGramKB 197
- Exploring the thematic-frame mapping in FunGramKB 233
- FunGramKB term extractor 251
- Deep semantic representation in a domain-specific ontology 271
- A functional and constructional approach for specialized knowledge resources 297
- Applying the lexical constructional model to ontology building 313
- The interaction of non-linguistic and linguistic knowledge in FunGramKB 339
- Low-level situational cognitive models within the Lexical Constructional Model and their computational implementation in FunGramKB 367
- Index 391
