A Distributed Database System for Developing Ontological and Lexical Resources in Harmony

A. Horak, P.T.J.M. Vossen, A. Rambousek

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    Abstract

    In this article, we present the basic ideas of creating a new information-rich lexical database of Dutch, called Cornetto, that is interconnected with corresponding English synsets and a formal ontology. The Cornetto database is based on two existing electronic dictionaries - the Referentie Bestand Nederlands (RBN) and the Dutch wordnet (DWN). The former holds FrameNet-like information for Dutch and the latter is structured as the English wordnet. In Cornetto, three different collections are maintained for lexical units, synsets and ontology terms. The database interlinks the three collections and aims at clarifying the relations between them. The organization and work processes of the project are briefly introduced. We also describe the design and implementation of new tools prepared for the lexicographic work on the Cornetto project. The tools are based on the DEB development platform and behave as special dictionary clients for the well-known DEBVisDic wordnet editor and browser. © 2008 Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg.
    Original languageEnglish
    Title of host publicationComputational Linguistics and Intelligent Text Processing
    Subtitle of host publication9th International Conference, CICLing 2008, Haifa, Israel, February 17-23, 2008. Proceedings
    EditorsA. Gelbukh
    Place of PublicationBerlin/Heidelberg
    PublisherSpringer
    Pages1-15
    Number of pages15
    ISBN (Electronic)9783540781356
    ISBN (Print)9783540781349
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2008
    Event9th International Conference on Intelligent Text Processing and Computational Linguistics. - Berlin
    Duration: 17 Feb 200823 Feb 2008

    Publication series

    NameLecture Notes in Computer Science
    PublisherSpringer Verlag
    Volume4919
    ISSN (Print)0302-9743

    Conference

    Conference9th International Conference on Intelligent Text Processing and Computational Linguistics.
    Period17/02/0823/02/08

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