Extraction and representation of encyclopedic knowledge from a dictionary

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dc.contributor.authorGodfrey, Thomas Jamesen
dc.contributor.committeechairRoach, John W.en
dc.contributor.committeememberFox, Edward A.en
dc.contributor.committeememberNutter, Jane Terryen
dc.contributor.departmentComputer Science and Applicationsen
dc.date.accessioned2014-03-14T21:46:59Zen
dc.date.adate2009-10-06en
dc.date.available2014-03-14T21:46:59Zen
dc.date.issued1993-06-05en
dc.date.rdate2009-10-06en
dc.date.sdate2009-10-06en
dc.description.abstractThe software tool described in this thesis demonstrates a practical application of prototype theory to the representation of world or encyclopedic knowledge. The tool is designed to extract such knowledge from dictionary entries and to represent it in a network of frames. An application needing encyclopedic knowledge would rely on some separate utility program to draw information from the frames, translating frame data as necessary for s own use. The encyclopedic knowledge that can be extracted from a dictionary extends over an extremely wide range of topics, but it is very shallow, so the knowledge base of any final application would require further enrichment from other sources. However, a substantial part of the deficit might be overcome through similar automatic processing of more dictionaries and other published sources of encyclopedic knowledge.en
dc.description.degreeMaster of Scienceen
dc.format.extentvii, 223 leavesen
dc.format.mediumBTDen
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen
dc.identifier.otheretd-10062009-020322en
dc.identifier.sourceurlhttp://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-10062009-020322/en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/45040en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherVirginia Techen
dc.relation.haspartLD5655.V855_1993.G623.pdfen
dc.relation.isformatofOCLC# 28818408en
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/en
dc.subject.lccLD5655.V855 1993.G623en
dc.subject.lcshKnowledge acquisition (Expert systems)en
dc.titleExtraction and representation of encyclopedic knowledge from a dictionaryen
dc.typeThesisen
dc.type.dcmitypeTexten
thesis.degree.disciplineComputer Science and Applicationsen
thesis.degree.grantorVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State Universityen
thesis.degree.levelmastersen
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Scienceen
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