SIMPLE LE4-8346

WP03.5

 

 

 

SIMPLE - LEXICON DOCUMENTATION

 

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Document first version date

26/04/2000

   

Document date

01/01/2000

Document ID

WP03.5

Version

01

   

Doc.type

QAP*

   

Document status

to be validated

   

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Comments

 
       
 

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Organisation

Purpose

       

From

Sari Salmisuo

HEL

documentation

       
       
       
       
       

To

Technical Manager

 

Information

       
       

 

 

 

Lexicon Documentation

1. General design information

    1. Lexicon population

The building of the semantic part of the lexicon began with "translating" the base concepts into Finnish words already present in the LE-PAROLE lexicon. Separate frequency lists for nouns, verbs and adjectives derived from corpus and a frequency lexicon of Finnish provide the rest of the words to be encoded during SIMPLE. The same frequency lists were used in selecting entries of the Finnish LE-PAROLE lexicon. The words are not necessarily encoded in the same order as in the lists, because some target Usem's of semantic relations are encoded at the same time as the source Usem's. Towards the end of the project, dummy entries were being encoded, irrespective of their frequency.

The semantic lexicon is built from scratch. The printed dictionaries Nykysuomen sanakirja and Suomen kielen perussanakirja provide the sense definitions. The number of subsenses of a word in either Nykysuomen sanakirja or Suomen kielen perussanakirja is the basis for the number of Usems of the particular word.

 

1.2. Current Lexicon Contents

 

Number of full Usem's

10048

Number of Dummy Usem's

1463

Number of syntactic units in Parole lexicon

25365

Number of syntactic units addressed by SIMPLE

4816

 

 

Usem's per categories

 

Nouns

7012

Verbs

2017

Adjectives

1019

TOTAL

10048

 

 

 

Number of Usem's per Template type

319 WVSFTemplatePurposeActPROT

254 WVSFTemplateArtifactPROT

243 WVSFTemplateADJPsychologicalProperty

226 WVSFTemplateInstrumentPROT

208 WVSFTemplateStatePROT

207 WVSFTemplateRelationalActPROT

205 WVSFTemplateADJPhysicalProperty

197 WVSFTemplatePartPROT

169 WVSFTemplateADJExtensional

167 WVSFTemplateActPROT

163 WVSFTemplateBodypartPROT

155 WVSFTemplateCauseChangeofStatePROT

151 WVSFTemplateQualityPROT

139 WVSFTemplateConstitutivePROT

137 WVSFTemplateMovePROT

128 WVSFTemplateInstitutionPROT

127 WVSFTemplatecooperativeActivityPROT

127 WVSFTemplateExperienceEventPROT

126 WVSFTemplateEventPROT

123 WVSFTemplateInformationPROT

123 WVSFTemplateHumanGroupPROT

121 WVSFTemplateIdentificationalStatePROT

118 WVSFTemplateProfessionPROT

118 WVSFTemplateBuildingPROT

115 WVSFTemplateCauseConstitutiveChangePROT

106 WVSFTemplateChangeofStatePROT

102 WVSFTemplateConcreteEntityPROT

99 WVSFTemplateSignPROT

95 WVSFTemplateHumanPROT

94 WVSFTemplateTransactionPROT

94 WVSFTemplateNaturalsubstancePROT

93 WVSFTemplateAgentoftemporaryactivityPROT

92 WVSFTemplateNonRelationalActPROT

92 WVSFTemplateCauseChangeLocationPROT

90 WVSFTemplateSemioticartifactPROT

88 WVSFTemplateStativeLocationPROT

88 WVSFTemplatePhenomenonPROT

87 WVSFTemplateGroupPROT

87 WVSFTemplateAbstractEntityPROT

86 WVSFTemplatePhysicalpropertyPROT

85 WVSFTemplateConventionPROT

84 WVSFTemplateLocationPROT

83 WVSFTemplateSubstancePROT

82 WVSFTemplatePsychpropertyPROT

79 WVSFTemplate3DLocationPROT

77 WVSFTemplateSocial-statusPROT

77 WVSFTemplateAmountPROT

77 WVSFTemplateADJIntensional

76 WVSFTemplateTimePROT

76 WVSFTemplatePsychologicalEventPROT

76 WVSFTemplateArtworkPROT

75 WVSFTemplateSymbolicCreationPROT

75 WVSFTemplateRepresentationPROT

71 WVSFTemplateRolePROT

71 WVSFTemplateRelationalStatePROT

71 WVSFTemplateChangeofLocationPROT

69 WVSFTemplateAreaPROT

68 WVSFTemplateChangeofPossessionPROT

66 WVSFTemplateCognitiveEventPROT

65 WVSFTemplateModalEventPROT

64 WVSFTemplateUnitofmeasurementPROT

64 WVSFTemplateADJObjectRelated

63 WVSFTemplateAgentivePROT

63 WVSFTemplateADJSocialProperty

61 WVSFTemplateSpeechActPROT

60 WVSFTemplateCognitivefactPROT

59 WVSFTemplateCauseChangePROT

58 WVSFTemplateReportingEventPROT

58 WVSFTemplateEarth-AnimalPROT

57 WVSFTemplateJudgmentPROT

57 WVSFTemplateDomainPROT

56 WVSFTemplatePlantPROT

56 WVSFTemplateDirectiveSpeechActPROT

56 WVSFTemplateChangePROT

55 WVSFTemplateSocialPropertyPROT

55 WVSFTemplateKinshipPROT

51 WVSFTemplateContainerPROT

51 WVSFTemplateArtifactualareaPROT

51 WVSFTemplateAgentofpersistentactivityPROT

48 WVSFTemplateStativePossessionPROT

48 WVSFTemplateEntityPROT

45 WVSFTemplateClothingPROT

44 WVSFTemplateNaturalTransitionPROT

43 WVSFTemplateCauseActPROT

41 WVSFTemplateCauseChangeofValuePROT

40 WVSFTemplateCausePROT

39 WVSFTemplatePerceptionPROT

39 WVSFTemplateAcquireKnowledgePROT

38 WVSFTemplatePhysicalobjectPROT

37 WVSFTemplateVehiclePROT

37 WVSFTemplateMovementofthoughtPROT

37 WVSFTemplateExpressiveSpeechActPROT

37 WVSFTemplateCauseAspectualPROT

36 WVSFTemplatePropertyPROT

36 WVSFTemplateConstitutiveStatePROT

36 WVSFTemplateChangeofValuePROT

36 WVSFTemplateADJTemporalProperty

36 WVSFTemplateADJRelationalProperty

35 WVSFTemplateTelicPROT

35 WVSFTemplateADJManner

34 WVSFTemplateADJIntensifyingProperty

33 WVSFTemplateFurniturePROT

33 WVSFTemplateCauseExperienceEventPROT

32 WVSFTemplatePeoplePROT

31 WVSFTemplateCauseMotionPROT

31 WVSFTemplateArtifactFoodPROT

30 WVSFTemplateOpeningPROT

30 WVSFTemplateConstitutiveChangePROT

29 WVSFTemplateIdeoPROT

29 WVSFTemplateExistPROT

29 WVSFTemplateCommissiveSpeechActPROT

29 WVSFTemplateAspectualPROT

28 WVSFTemplateMoralstandardPROT

28 WVSFTemplateCauseRelationalChangePROT

28 WVSFTemplateAnimalPROT

27 WVSFTemplateShapePROT

27 WVSFTemplateGiveKnowledgePROT

27 WVSFTemplateCooperativeSpeechActPROT

27 WVSFTemplateADJEmphasizer

26 WVSFTemplateArtifactualmaterialPROT

25 WVSFTemplateSubstancefoodPROT

25 WVSFTemplateAir-AnimalPROT

24 WVSFTemplateCreationPROT

23 WVSFTemplateGeopoliticalLocationPROT

22 WVSFTemplateDiseasePROT

22 WVSFTemplateDeclarativeSpeechActPROT

20 WVSFTemplateStimulusPROT

20 WVSFTemplatePhysicalCreationPROT

20 WVSFTemplateMoneyPROT

19 WVSFTemplateWater-AnimalPROT

19 WVSFTemplatePhysicalpowerPROT

19 WVSFTemplateOrganicobjectPROT

19 WVSFTemplateLivingentityPROT

19 WVSFTemplateCauseNaturalTransitionPROT

18 WVSFTemplateRelationalChangePROT

17 WVSFTemplateArtifactualdrinkPROT

14 WVSFTemplateMentalCreationPROT

14 WVSFTemplateFoodPROT

12 WVSFTemplateMaterialPROT

12 WVSFTemplateLanguagePROT

12 WVSFTemplateADJModal

11 WVSFTemplateCopyCreationPROT

11 WVSFTemplateADJTemporal

10 WVSFTemplateNumberPROT

10 WVSFTemplateMicro-organismPROT

10 WVSFTemplateFruitPROT

7 WVSFTemplateADJEmotive

6 WVSFTemplateFlowerPROT

6 WVSFTemplateFlavouringPROT

3 WVSFTemplateWeatherVerbPROT

3 WVSFTemplateVegetalentityPROT

3 WVSFTemplateDrinkPROT

3 WVSFTemplateColorPROT

1 WVSFTemplateRelationalchangePROT

1 WVSFTemplatePropernounPROT

 

 

 

 

 

 

Number of Usem's per Domain

3795 General

599 Psychology

282 Sociology

256 Physics

255 Linguistics

227 Law

212 Economics

209 Manufacturing_industry

199 Philosophy

184 Religion

180 Anatomy

175 Military

160 Employment

159 Construction

150 Botany

149 Government-administration

143 Sport

141 Business

137 Demography

136 Mathematics

132 Geography

122 Sciences

119 Music

117 Commerce

108 Physiology

107 Media

104 Zoology

104 Transport

104 Food

103 Clothing_industry

102 Politics

100 Politics_and_government

97 Ethnology

95 Chemistry

94 Medicine

93 Life_sciences

90 Education

89 Astronomy

86 Leisure

80 History

79 Theology

79 Creative_writing

78 Arts

73 Forestry

71 Health_and_medicine

69 Fashion

59 Meteorology

56 Cooking_industry

52 Metallurgy

51 Craft_industry

50 Social_action

50 Architecture

49 Hydrology

47 Ecology

46 Agriculture

44 Furnishing

43 Publishing

43 Graphic_arts

41 Penal_system

41 International_affairs

40 Sea_transport

40 Home_and_garden

39 Law_enforcement

39 Furniture

39 Drink

37 Kitchen_equipment

36 Arable_farming

36 Acoustics

35 Theater

35 Textiles

35 Inland_waterway_transport

35 Human_sciences

35 Electrical_engineering

34 Finance

32 Hunting_and_shooting

31 Mechanical_engineering

31 Marriage

31 Cartography

29 Town_and_country_planning

29 Restauration

29 Mammalogy

29 Livestock_farming

29 Film

28 Gardening

28 Games

28 Entomology

28 Crime

27 Telecommunications

27 Road_transport

26 Photography

26 Ornithology

26 Geology

25 Cards

24 Service_industry

24 Geometry

24 Computing

24 Christianity

23 Real_estate

23 Office_equipment

23 Death

22 Radio-television

22 Mail

22 Cuisine

22 Building_crafts

21 Monarchy

20 Washing

20 Sports_and_leisure

20 Fishing

20 Dance

18 Electronic_engineering

17 Meeting

17 Higher_education

17 Bakery

16 Newspaper_publishing

16 Mythology

16 Banking

15 Pets

15 Opera

14 Ship_building

14 Sex

14 Papermaking

14 Packaging

14 Mining-general

14 Hydrography

14 Fire

14 Dermatology

14 Cereal_farming

14 Angling

13 Obstetrics

13 Hair

13 Chess

12 Rail_transport

12 Phonetics

12 Fruit_and_vegetables

12 Electricity

12 Electrical_work

12 Audiovisual

11 Venery

11 Pharmacy

11 Ichthyologie

11 Gymnastics

11 Equestrian_sport

10 Shoemaking

10 Heating

10 Genetics

10 Cattle_farming

10 Astrology

10 Air_transport

9 Printing

9 Librarianship

9 Jewelry

9 Home_laundry

9 Cleaning

9 Butchery

9 Brewing

9 Archaeology

9 Advertising

8 Woodworking

8 Topography

8 Statistics

8 Sculpture

8 Logic

8 House_painting

8 Enology

8 Earth_sciences

8 Baseball

7 Ophthalmology-optometry

7 Firefighting

7 Drugs

7 Cosmetics

7 Commercial_law

7 Baby_care

6 Taxation

6 Surface_treatment

6 Skiing

6 Sailing_yachting_and_boating

6 Roman_catholicism

6 Primary_and_secondary_education

6 Mineralogy

6 Knitting

6 Diplomacy

6 Dentistry

6 Army

6 Agriculture-fishing-forestry

6 Accounting

5 Water

5 Typography

5 Tobacco_industry

5 Tanning

5 Smoking

5 Sheep_farming

5 Shaving

5 Pedology

5 Ortodox_church

5 Hotel_business

5 Horology

5 Heraldry

5 Flower_growing

5 Automobile_engineering

5 Archery

5 Aerospace_engineering

4 Waste_treatment

4 Viticulture

4 Surveying

4 Social_security

4 Sewing

4 Poultry_farming

4 Poetics

4 Physical_sciences

4 Herpetology

4 Fencing

4 Circus

4 Building

3 Versification

3 Utilities

3 Swimming

3 Surgery

3 Subway_transport

3 Sowing

3 Rowing

3 Psychiatry

3 Protestantism

3 Plumbing

3 Paintmaking

3 Oncology

3 Mycology

3 Microscopy

3 Masonry

3 Management

3 Insurance

3 Hygiene

3 Horse_racing

3 Histology

3 Freshwater_fishing

3 Ear-nose-throat

3 Dyeing

3 Distilling

3 Criminal_law

3 Cardiology

3 Boxing

3 Ballet

3 Bacteriology

3 Antiquity

2 Wrestling

2 Volcanology

2 Virology

2 Veterinary_medicine

2 Upholstering

2 Soccer

2 Rugby

2 Roofing

2 Rhetoric

2 Retail

2 Petrology

2 Perfumery

2 Navy

2 Marketing

2 Magic_and_witchcraft

2 Locksmithing

2 Judaism

2 International_law

2 Hinduism

2 Health

2 Glazing

2 Embryology

2 Cytology

2 Bookbinding

2 Beekeeping

2 Basketry

2 Athletics

2 American_football

1 Tiling

1 Steel_industry

1 Soapmaking

1 Shows

1 Seismology

1 Quarrying

1 Pottery

1 Plastics

1 Pig_farming

1 Petrography

1 Parapsychology

1 Paperhanging

1 Oil_industry

1 Oceanography

1 Nuclear_physics

1 Neurology

1 Metrology

1 Islam

1 Horseshoeing

1 Hematology

1 Glassmaking

1 Gas

1 Cycling

1 Civil_law

1 Ceramics

1 Bus_transport

1 Buddhism

1 Basketball

1 Automation

1 Airforce

 

 

 

 

Number of Usem's per Semantic Class for Nouns, Verbs and Adjectives

 

1193 Attribute

702 Change

417 Abstract

392 Artifact

350 State

337 Motion

337 Communication

332 Event

311 Location

304 Human

300 Notion

276 Stative

276 Cognition

253 Occupation_agent

245 Collective

244 Occupation

226 Psychological_feature

220 Substance

208 Part

196 Emotion

195 Instrument

191 Possession

187 Creation

163 Body_part

153 Activity

127 Agency

123 Operation

111 Building

107 Matter

101 Phenomenon

101 Bio

98 Social

83 Edible

78 Amount

77 Object

77 Contact

76 Perception

75 Measure_unit

71 Process

70 Time_period

67 Administrative

63 Concrete

61 Apparatus

60 Cognitive_fact

54 Container

50 System_of_thought

48 Mammal

47 Plant

45 Game

44 Semiotic

44 Body

43 Garment

38 Living_Being

37 Vehicle

36 Competition

33 Furniture

33 Ethnos

31 Period

31 Ideo

30 Situ

30 Functional_space

29 Animal

28 Geography

27 Sound

27 Form

26 Insect

24 Illness

21 Weather

21 Bird

19 Currency

17 Letter

16 Consumption

16 Color

14 Musical_instrument

14 Day

13 Tree

13 Affection

10 Microorganism

10 Fruit

10 Fish

6 Shrub

6 Flower

4 Reptile

4 Measuring_instrument

4 Cardinal_point

2 Mushroom

2 Individual_names

1 Organism

1 Number

1 Month

1 Mollusc

1 Mineral

1 Group_names

1 Fictive

1 Amphibian

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2. Semantic encoding

2.1. Criteria for Syntax-Semantic linking

In the Finnish PAROLE lexicon, most entries have one syntactic unit. Consequently, this one syntactic unit is linked to all the subsenses (semantic units) of the word in question. When an entry has two syntactic units, the morphological and syntactic behaviour of the subsense determines which semantic unit the syntactic unit is linked to. This involves, for example, verbs where one subsense is fully inflected and another subsense is realised in first person singular.

2.2. Criteria for assigning Domain Features

In assigning domain features, we are using a published thesaurus Yleinen suomalainen asiasanasto ("general Finnish thesaurus"), where Finnish terms are categorised according to domains. When an electronic version VESA - Verkkosanasto ("net thesaurus") became available, this was used over the net.

This thesaurus also provides hyperonyms which can be used in determining the isa-relations.

Some dictionary definitions include domain information, which is made use of as well.

2.3. Criteria for assigning Semantic Class and Template Type

Linguistic specifications by the specification group are the main criteria for assigning template type and semantic class information. This includes the linguistic tests in the templates and the encoded examples. In verb encoding, Levin's English Verb Classes and Alternations has been used as reference.

2.3.1. Criteria for encoding Semantic Relations

Useful and prototypical information has been encoded in the semantic relations even if this has resulted in dummy Usem's. The dictionary definition is an important criterion. If the dictionary definition of, for example, an animal explicitly mentions a specific body part of the animal and it seems essential and prototypical, this is a criterion for encoding this body part in the relation has_as_part. Similarly, if the definition mentions the material of, for example, an instrument, this is a criterion for encoding this in the made_of relation.

2.3.2. Criteria for encoding Derivation Relations (optional).

If the dictionary definition in Nykysuomen sanakirja (or Suomen kielen perussanakirja, which does this rarely) refers explicitly to a word the encoded word is derived from, this relation is encoded.

2.4. Classes derived from encoding

A list of the polysemic relations encoded in the Finnish lexicon:

34 SRPolysemyInstitution-Building

25 SRPolysemyInstitution-HumanGroup

24 SRPolysemyAnimal-Food

23 SRPolysemySemioticartifact-Information

21 SRPolysemyInformation-Semioticartifact

19 SRPolysemyPlant-Substance

16 SRPolysemyBuilding-Institution

15 SRPolysemyHumanGroup-Institution

10 SRPolysemyContainer-Amount

9 SRPolysemySubstance-Plant

8 SRPolysemyFood-Animal

8 SRPolysemyAnimal-Material

6 SRPolysemyPlant-Fruit

6 SRPolysemyPeople-Language

6 SRPolysemyLanguage-People

6 SRPolysemyAmount-Container

5 SRPolysemyHumanGroup-GeopoliticalLocation

5 SRPolysemyGeopoliticalLocation-HumanGroup

5 SRPolysemyFruit-Plant

5 SRPolysemyConvention-Semioticartifact

4 SRPolysemyLocation-HumanGroup

3 SRPolysemySemioticartifact-Convention

3 SRPolysemyMaterial-Animal

3 SRPolysemyBuilding-HumanGroup

2 SRPolysemyPlant-Flower

2 SRPolysemyPlant-Flavouring

2 SRPolysemyHumanGroup-Building

2 SRPolysemyAspectual-CauseAspectual

1 SRPolysemyProfession-Agentofpersistentactivity

1 SRPolysemyMove-ChangeofLocation

1 SRPolysemyFlower-Plant

1 SRPolysemyFlavouring-Plant

1 SRPolysemyConstitutiveChange-CauseConstitutiveChange

1 SRPolysemyChangeofvalue-Causechangeofvalue

1 SRPolysemyChangeofLocation-Move

1 SRPolysemyCausechangeofvalue-Changeofvalue

1 SRPolysemyCauseConstitutiveChange-ConstitutiveChange

1 SRPolysemyCauseAspectual-Aspectual

 

 

 

2.5. Representation of Predicative information.

The predicative representation of the semantic unit reflects what is already encoded in the construction element of the syntactic unit. Because some Finnish verbs require an oblique or adverbial to be inflected in a particular case, this kind of information has been encoded in the syntactic unit. Consequently, some intransitive verbs, for example, have two arguments: subject as Arg0 and adverbial or oblique as Arg1. This is, of course, reflected in the linking of position elements to arguments.

The predicative representation of adjectives involves cases where the adjective requires the following noun or infinitive construction to be inflected in a particular case. E.g. "ahne rahalle" (greedy for money), where the adjective ahne ("greedy") requires the NP complement raha ("money") to be inflected in the allative case. Not all Finnish adjectives require nouns to be inflected, and consequently only part of the adjectives in the lexicon have predicative representation.

 

3. Statistics

Listing of Features and Relations used in the lexicon:

 

Features

798 WVSFSyntacticTypeAttrPredPROT

681 WVSFGradabilityYes

594 WVSFDurationPERSISTENTPROT

360 WVSFConnotationNegativeESS

345 WVSFConnotationPositiveESS

332 WVSFIntersective

312 WVSFSubsective

299 WVSFGradabilityNo

223 WVSFDurationUnderspecifiedPROT

220 WVSFDimension3PROT

219 WVSFSyntacticTypeAttrPROT

195 WVSFDurationTEMPORARYPROT

167 WVSFPrivativeYesESS

107 WVSFContactYesESS

106 WVSFConnotationUnderspecifiedESS

100 WVSFPolarityPositiveESS

95 WVSFMeaningCompAttitudeEvaluationPositive

91 WVSFAttitudeFORESS

83 WVSFAudienceUnderspecifiedESS

81 WVSFMannerYesPROT

77 WVSFLegalYesESS

77 WVSFDimension2PROT

70 WVSFStateSolidPROT

64 WVSFMeronymYesESS

61 WVSFStrengthHIGHESS

61 WVSFMeronymYesPROT

61 WVSFHabitatEarthPROT

60 WVSFFormalityUnderspecifiedESS

59 WVSFMannerYesESS

58 WVSFPresuppositionPRESUPPOSEDESS

57 WVSFAudiencePUBLICESS

52 WVSFPresuppositionNEWESS

49 WVSFSexFemaleESS

49 WVSFPresupposedYesPROT

48 WVSFMeaningCompAttitudeEvaluationNegative

48 WVSFDirectionUPPROT

47 WVSFPunctualNoPROT

46 WVSFSexMaleESS

45 WVSFPresuppositionNEWPROT

41 WVSFDirectionDOWNPROT

40 WVSFFormalityFORMALESS

40 WVSFAffectednessPositiveESS

39 WVSFAspectTERMINATIVEPROT

38 WVSFRealityConcrete

38 WVSFExplicitnessExplicitESS

37 WVSFPossibleYesPROT

36 WVSFMeaningCompQuantityPositive

36 WVSFIterativePlusPROT

35 WVSFAgeAdultPROT

34 WVSFMeaningCompPowerPositive

34 WVSFMeaningCompBehaviourPositive

34 WVSFAttitudeAGAINSTESS

34 WVSFAgeAdultESS

30 WVSFIterativeMinusPROT

30 WVSFDurationTEMPORARYESS

29 WVSFPrivativeYesPROT

29 WVSFDirectionUnderspecifiedPROT

28 WVSFAgeYoungESS

27 WVSFSexMalePROT

25 WVSFDimension2ESS

24 WVSFRealityAbstract

23 WVSFStateLiquidPROT

23 WVSFHabitatWaterPROT

23 WVSFHabitatAirPROT

22 WVSFMeaningCompExperiencePositive

22 WVSFMeaningCompAttitudeEvaluationUnderspecified

22 WVSFAspectINCHOATIVEPROT

20 WVSFPresupposedYesESS

20 WVSFDirectionUnderspecifiedESS

19 WVSFSexFemalePROT

19 WVSFMeaningCompExperienceNegative

19 WVSFMeaningCompBehaviourNegative

18 WVSFDirectionFORWARDESS

18 WVSFDirectionDOWNESS

18 WVSFDirectionAROUNDPROT

17 WVSFMeaningCompDimensionPositive

17 WVSFLegalNoESS

17 WVSFIntentionalityYesESS

17 WVSFIntentionalityNoESS

17 WVSFDirectionAROUNDESS

16 WVSFStateSolidESS

16 WVSFStateLiquidESS

16 WVSFMeaningCompPsychStatePositive

16 WVSFDurationUnderspecifiedESS

15 WVSFObligationSTRONGESS

15 WVSFMeaningCompQuantityNegative

15 WVSFMeaningCompPlaceUnderspecified

15 WVSFAgeOldESS

14 WVSFMeaningCompVisualUnderspecified

14 WVSFMeaningCompEconomyUnderspecified

14 WVSFMeaningCompAttitudeSaliencePositive

14 WVSFMeaningCompAdequacyPositive

14 WVSFAgeUnderspecifiedPROT

13 WVSFPolarityNegativeESS

13 WVSFMeaningCompNormalcyPositive

13 WVSFMeaningCompMoralPositive

13 WVSFMeaningCompMoralNegative

13 WVSFAgeOldPROT

12 WVSFTemporaryNoESS

12 WVSFMeaningCompPoliticalUnderspecified

12 WVSFMeaningCompBehaviourUnderspecified

12 WVSFDurationPERSISTENTESS

12 WVSFDirectionOUTWARDPROT

12 WVSFDimension3ESS

11 WVSFTemporaryYesESS

11 WVSFMeaningCompSubstancePositive

11 WVSFMeaningCompNormalcyNegative

11 WVSFMeaningCompEffortNegative

11 WVSFMeaningCompDimensionNegative

11 WVSFMeaningCompComparisonPositive

11 WVSFMeaningCompComparisonNegative

11 WVSFMeaningCompCognitionPositive

11 WVSFDirectionUPESS

11 WVSFAspectTERMINATIVEESS

10 WVSFSFModalityfeatureExtrinsicESS

10 WVSFMeaningCompTemporalUnderspecified

10 WVSFMeaningCompNationalityUnderspecified

10 WVSFFormalityINFORMALESS

10 WVSFAgeUnderspecifiedESS

9 WVSFSpeedHIGHESS

9 WVSFSexUnderspecifiedESS

9 WVSFMeaningCompVisualPositive

9 WVSFMeaningCompShapeUnderspecified

9 WVSFMeaningCompReligionUnderspecified

9 WVSFMeaningCompEstheticPositive

9 WVSFMeaningCompComparisonUnderspecified

9 WVSFMeaningCompCognitionUnderspecified

9 WVSFAspectDURATIVEESS

8 WVSFStrengthUnderspecifiedESS

8 WVSFStateGasPROT

8 WVSFScalarMinusPROT

8 WVSFMeaningCompTemporalNegative

8 WVSFMeaningCompPerceptionPositive

8 WVSFMeaningCompConsistencyUnderspecified

8 WVSFAudiencePRIVATEESS

8 WVSFAspectITERATIVEESS

7 WVSFMeaningCompVisualNegative

7 WVSFMeaningCompSpeedPositive

7 WVSFMeaningCompSpaceDistributionNegative

7 WVSFMeaningCompPowerNegative

7 WVSFMeaningCompMovementPositive

7 WVSFMeaningCompIntelligencePositive

7 WVSFMeaningCompFrequencyPositive

7 WVSFMeaningCompDirectionUnderspecified

7 WVSFMeaningCompCompetencyPositive

7 WVSFDirectionINWARDPROT

6 WVSFVoice-QualityUnderspecifiedESS

6 WVSFSexUnderspecifiedPROT

6 WVSFReciprocalYesESS

6 WVSFPunctualYesPROT

6 WVSFMeaningCompSubstanceUnderspecified

6 WVSFMeaningCompStyleUnderspecified

6 WVSFMeaningCompPrecisionPositive

6 WVSFMeaningCompPerceptionUnderspecified

6 WVSFMeaningCompIntegrityPositive

6 WVSFMeaningCompConstitutionPositive

6 WVSFDirectionOUTWARDESS

6 WVSFDirectionFORWARDPROT

6 WVSFContactNoESS

6 WVSFAspectDURATIVEPROT

5 WVSFStrengthLOWESS

5 WVSFStateUnderspecifiedESS

5 WVSFStateGasESS

5 WVSFPossibleYesESS

5 WVSFPartitiveYesESS

5 WVSFMeaningCompSecurityNegative

5 WVSFMeaningCompPsychStateUnderspecified

5 WVSFMeaningCompLawPositive

5 WVSFMeaningCompLawNegative

5 WVSFMeaningCompDimensionUnderspecified

4 WVSFPunctualUnderspecifiedPROT

4 WVSFObligationWEAKESS

4 WVSFModalitytypeDeonticESS

4 WVSFMeaningCompWetnessPositive

4 WVSFMeaningCompStabilityPositive

4 WVSFMeaningCompSpaceUnderspecified

4 WVSFMeaningCompSetMembershipUnderspecified

4 WVSFMeaningCompQuantityUnderspecified

4 WVSFMeaningCompNormalcyUnderspecified

4 WVSFMeaningCompMilitaryPositive

4 WVSFMeaningCompLawUnderspecified

4 WVSFMeaningCompFunctionalityPositive

4 WVSFMeaningCompEconomyNegative

4 WVSFMeaningCompBodyUnderspecified

4 WVSFIterativeUnderspecifiedPROT

3 WVSFStateUnderspecifiedPROT

3 WVSFMeaningCompWetnessNegative

3 WVSFMeaningCompWeightPositive

3 WVSFMeaningCompTouchPositive

3 WVSFMeaningCompTemperatureNegative

3 WVSFMeaningCompTempDistributionUnderspecified

3 WVSFMeaningCompSubstanceNegative

3 WVSFMeaningCompSpeedNegative

3 WVSFMeaningCompSetMembershipPositive

3 WVSFMeaningCompPsychStateNegative

3 WVSFMeaningCompPossibilityPositive

3 WVSFMeaningCompPoliticalPositive

3 WVSFMeaningCompMilitaryUnderspecified

3 WVSFMeaningCompHearingUnderspecified

3 WVSFMeaningCompEffortPositive

3 WVSFMeaningCompEconomyPositive

3 WVSFMeaningCompBodilySensationNegative

3 WVSFMeaningCompAttitudeSalienceUnderspecified

3 WVSFMeaningCompAttitudeSalienceNegative

3 WVSFMannerNoESS

3 WVSFDimensionUnderspecifiedPROT

3 WVSFAudiencePrivateESS

2 WVSFVoice-QualityHIGHESS

2 WVSFScalarPlusPROT

2 WVSFReciprocalNoESS

2 WVSFPresupposedNoESS

2 WVSFMeaningCompTemporalPositive

2 WVSFMeaningCompTemperaturePositive

2 WVSFMeaningCompTastePositive

2 WVSFMeaningCompSpaceDistributionUnderspecified

2 WVSFMeaningCompSmellNegative

2 WVSFMeaningCompShapePositive

2 WVSFMeaningCompShapeNegative

2 WVSFMeaningCompSecurityPositive

2 WVSFMeaningCompPossibilityNegative

2 WVSFMeaningCompLifeNegative

2 WVSFMeaningCompIntelligenceNegative

2 WVSFMeaningCompIllnessPositive

2 WVSFMeaningCompHearingPositive

2 WVSFMeaningCompHearingNegative

2 WVSFMeaningCompGenderPositive

2 WVSFMeaningCompExperienceUnderspecified

2 WVSFMeaningCompDirectionNegative

2 WVSFMeaningCompConstitutionUnderspecified

2 WVSFMeaningCompConstitutionNegative

2 WVSFMeaningCompAdequacyNegative

2 WVSFMeaningCompActivenessPositive

2 WVSFDirectionInwardESS

2 WVSFDirectionBACKWARDPROT

2 WVSFDirectionBACKWARDESS

2 WVSFAgeUnderspecified

2 WVSFAffectednessNegativeESS

2 VSFMeaningCompSimilarityPositive

1 WVSFSyntacticTypePredPROT

1 WVSFSpeedLOWESS

1 WVSFPrivativeNoESS

1 WVSFPresuppositionUnderspecifiedPROT

1 WVSFPartitiveNoESS

1 WVSFMeaningCompWeightUnderspecified

1 WVSFMeaningCompWeightNegative

1 WVSFMeaningCompTouchUnderspecified

1 WVSFMeaningCompTouchNegative

1 WVSFMeaningCompTempDistributionNegative

1 WVSFMeaningCompTasteUnderspecified

1 WVSFMeaningCompStylePositive

1 WVSFMeaningCompStyleNegative

1 WVSFMeaningCompSpacePositive

1 WVSFMeaningCompSpaceDistributionPositive

1 WVSFMeaningCompSmellPositive

1 WVSFMeaningCompReligionPositive

1 WVSFMeaningCompPossessionUnderspecified

1 WVSFMeaningCompPossessionPositive

1 WVSFMeaningCompPoliticalNegative

1 WVSFMeaningCompPlacePositive

1 WVSFMeaningCompPlaceNegative

1 WVSFMeaningCompPerceptionNegative

1 WVSFMeaningCompMovementUnderspecified

1 WVSFMeaningCompMovementNegative

1 WVSFMeaningCompMilitaryNegative

1 WVSFMeaningCompMaterialUnderspecified

1 WVSFMeaningCompIllnessNegative

1 WVSFMeaningCompFrequencyNegative

1 WVSFMeaningCompEstheticNegative

1 WVSFMeaningCompCompetencyNegative

1 WVSFMeaningCompCleanlinessPositive

1 WVSFMeaningCompCleanlinessNegative

1 WVSFHabitatWaterESS

1 WVSFHabitatEarthESS

1 WVSFDirectionUPPESS

1 WVSFDirectionTOWARDESS

1 WVSFDirectionINWARDESS

1 WVSFDirectionForwardESS

1 WVSFContactUnderspecifiedESS

1 WVSFAttitudeFORPROT

1 WVSFAspectINCHOATIVEESS

 

 

 

 

Relations

7747 SRIsa

3899 SREventtype

1289 SRResultingState

1022 SRUsedfor

973 SRCreatedby

693 SRIsapartof

588 SRAgentive

584 SRResultof

525 SRHasaspart

492 SRTelic

431 SRNominalization

428 SRAgentiveCause

427 SRInstrument

402 SRObjectoftheactivity

363 SRPurpose

361 SRMadeof

306 SRHasasmember

301 SRConcerns

288 SRIndirecttelic

275 SRResult

255 SRIsin

234 SRIsamemberof

159 SRPropertyof

154 SRNounadjective

128 SRAgentiveExperience

125 SRRelates

118 SRQuantifies

111 SRProducedby

111 SRIstheactivityof

104 SRContains

98 SRProcessverb

95 SRPertainsto

81 SRCausedby

70 SRMeasuredby

68 SRProduces

61 SRConstitutiveactivity

58 SRConstitutive

55 SRUsedas

51 SRAgentverb

41 SRRelatedto

38 SRIstheabilityof

33 SRLivesin

31 SRIsafollowerof

29 SRHasascolour

29 SRAgentiveprog

27 SRHasAsEffect

26 SRSuccessorof

25 SRSource

23 SRTypicalof

19 SRCauses

17 SREventverb

17 SRDerivational

12 SRUsedby

9 SRDerivedfrom

5 SRSuccessor

5 SRStateverb

4 SRIsthehabitof

2 SRUsedagainst

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4. Bibliography

Levin Beth (1993). English Verb Classes and Alternations. University of Chicago Press, Chicago and London.

Maajärvi Riitta, Kärki Eeva, Ojonen Sinimarja (1988). Yleinen suomalainen asiasanasto. Helsingin yliopiston kirjasto, Helsinki

Nykysuomen sanakirja (1992). WSOY, Porvoo.

Peters Ivonne, Peters Wim and Gaizauskas Robert (1999). The Representation of Adjectives in SIMPLE.

Suomen kielen perussanakirja (1990). Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskuksen julkaisuja 55. Valtion painatuskeskus, Helsinki.

The Specification Group (1998). SIMPLE Work Package 2. Linguistic Specifications Deliverable D2.1.

VESA - Verkkosanasto (1999). Helsingin yliopiston kirjasto, Helsinki.