A novel method to compute english verbs' Metaphor Making Potential in SUMO

Zili Chen, Jonathan J. Webster, Ian C. Chow

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Abstract

A general practice in research of metaphor has been to investigate metaphor's application and computation based on its behavior and function in different contexts. This paper investigates the postulate of verb's built-in property of Metaphor Making Potential (MMP), thus being an initiatory context-free experiment with metaphor. A case study of a selected group of English core verbs has been conducted. A new algorithm is proposed to operationalize the assessment of English verb's MMP in the framework of WordNet and SUMO. A hypothesis is set up to testify the validity of verb's MMP.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationInnovations and Advances in Computer Sciences and Engineering
Pages243-247
Number of pages5
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2010
Event2008 International Conference on Systems, Computing Sciences and Software Engineering, SCSS 2008, Part of the International Joint Conferences on Computer, Information, and Systems Sciences, and Engineering, CISSE 2008 -
Duration: 5 Dec 201313 Dec 2013

Publication series

NameInnovations and Advances in Computer Sciences and Engineering

Conference

Conference2008 International Conference on Systems, Computing Sciences and Software Engineering, SCSS 2008, Part of the International Joint Conferences on Computer, Information, and Systems Sciences, and Engineering, CISSE 2008
Period5/12/1313/12/13

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