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Semantic Harmonization

In order to make processing using MRSs from different grammars more compatible, we try to do stick to some naming conventions for predicates. In addition we propose a set of shared universal super types. These are used by all grammars in the LOGON machine translation architecture and are kept in the file predicates.tdl.

Predicate Names

These follow the [wiki:RmrsPos RMRS naming convention].

_lemma_pos_sense_rel  (lexically introduced predicates)
sense_rel            (abstract predicates introduced by constructions)

Universal Supertypes

There are some predicate types used in the decomposition of common words, that we propose could be shared among all DELPH-IN grammars. Currently (2008-08-13) there is some variation among grammars:

ERG	JACY	SRG
manner_rel	manner_rel	manner_n_rel
named_rel	named_rel	named_rel
nominalization_rel	nominalization_rel	nominalization_rel
person_rel	person_n_rel	person_rel
place_n_rel	place_rel	place_n_rel
reason_rel	reason_rel	???
thing_rel	thing_rel	thing_rel

• DanFlickinger and FrancisBond will prpose a set of univerals and

  • send to the matrix-list

• After consensus is reached, these will be included as part of the matrix

Syntactic Harmonization

There seems to be less to gain from trying to synchronize type-names across grammars, although it is an interesting research question.

• Try to adopt Matrix types and names where possible
• Anything used in post-processing should be the same if possible
  • e.g., generic types

Files and Directory Structure

• Writing scripts is made harder by small differences in naming.

  • Version.lsp (ERG, Jacy, SRG); Version.lisp (GG)

  • script, ascript, _script, ...

• Solution: (any volunteers?)

  • Try and define a conventional directory structure for grammars
  • Exemplify in the matrix
  • Document in the wiki
  • Only support conventional directory structure in scripts