In this paper we propose to define selectional preference and semantic similarity as information-theoretic relationships involving conceptual classes, and we demonstrate the applicability of these definitions to the resolution of syntactic ambiguity. The space of classes is defined using WordNet [8], and conceptual relationships are determined by means of statistical analysis using parsed text in the Penn Treebank.
REF showed the applicability of semantic classes and selectional preferences to resolving syntactic ambiguity.
Semantic Classes And Syntactic Ambiguity
Human Language Technology Conference
Computer Science