Semantic analysis of verb – noun zero derivation in Princeton WordNet
This study offers insights into the similarities and differences between the zero suffix and overt English suffixes involved in verb-to-noun and noun-to-verb derivation. It is based on morphosemantically related pairs of noun and verb senses released as a Princeton WordNet standoff file, which are a...
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| description | This study offers insights into the similarities and differences between the zero suffix and overt English suffixes involved in verb-to-noun and noun-to-verb derivation. It is based on morphosemantically related pairs of noun and verb senses released as a Princeton WordNet standoff file, which are annotated with a set of fourteen semantic relations further enriched with information about the affix(es) used in the derivation process. We compare the zero suffix and the overt suffixes with respect to their overall frequency in the dataset and their frequency as per semantic relation. We describe their semantics in terms of the relation between the base and the derived word senses, and of the semantic classes of words involved in affixal and zero derivation. We argue that the zero suffix is highly underspecified, occurring with all semantic relations, even though it manifests some preferences with respect to both the semantic relations expressed and the semantic classes of words it attaches to. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-902899b5112d46bf9bdcbc8326bcc3f82023-06-12T06:32:02ZdeuDe GruyterZeitschrift für Sprachwissenschaft0721-90671613-37062023-06-0142118120710.1515/zfs-2022-2017Semantic analysis of verb – noun zero derivation in Princeton WordNetBarbu Mititelu Verginica0Leseva Svetlozara1Stoyanova Ivelina2Romanian Academy Research Institute for Artificial Intelligence, Bucharest, RomaniaInstitute for Bulgarian Language, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Sofia, BulgariaInstitute for Bulgarian Language, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Sofia, BulgariaThis study offers insights into the similarities and differences between the zero suffix and overt English suffixes involved in verb-to-noun and noun-to-verb derivation. It is based on morphosemantically related pairs of noun and verb senses released as a Princeton WordNet standoff file, which are annotated with a set of fourteen semantic relations further enriched with information about the affix(es) used in the derivation process. We compare the zero suffix and the overt suffixes with respect to their overall frequency in the dataset and their frequency as per semantic relation. We describe their semantics in terms of the relation between the base and the derived word senses, and of the semantic classes of words involved in affixal and zero derivation. We argue that the zero suffix is highly underspecified, occurring with all semantic relations, even though it manifests some preferences with respect to both the semantic relations expressed and the semantic classes of words it attaches to.https://doi.org/10.1515/zfs-2022-2017englishovert suffixessemantic groupingssemantic relationszero derivationzero suffix |
| spellingShingle | Barbu Mititelu Verginica Leseva Svetlozara Stoyanova Ivelina Semantic analysis of verb – noun zero derivation in Princeton WordNet Zeitschrift für Sprachwissenschaft english overt suffixes semantic groupings semantic relations zero derivation zero suffix |
| title | Semantic analysis of verb – noun zero derivation in Princeton WordNet |
| title_full | Semantic analysis of verb – noun zero derivation in Princeton WordNet |
| title_fullStr | Semantic analysis of verb – noun zero derivation in Princeton WordNet |
| title_full_unstemmed | Semantic analysis of verb – noun zero derivation in Princeton WordNet |
| title_short | Semantic analysis of verb – noun zero derivation in Princeton WordNet |
| title_sort | semantic analysis of verb noun zero derivation in princeton wordnet |
| topic | english overt suffixes semantic groupings semantic relations zero derivation zero suffix |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1515/zfs-2022-2017 |
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