Matching corpus data and system networks: using corpora to modify and extend the system networks for transitivity in English
System and Corpus - Exploring Connections - Geoff Thompson †
Amy Neale [+ ]
Queen Mary, University of London
Amy Neale is Head of Business Development, Innovation and Enterprise at Queen Mary, University of London.
Description
This paper describes a study of verb senses in English and the stages involved in modelling a central aspect of them. The approach taken here attempts to model verb senses in a generative computer program that makes use of the choice-centred concept of the system network.