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Recommendations on defining spoken language lexica

  1. Define the anticipated functions of the off-line lexical database  in spoken language system  development, and the on-line system lexicon components, bearing in mind the differences between written text and speech, the intended application, and possible economies to be gained in using or creating reusable lexical resources.
  2. Specify the extensional (quantitative) coverage (size) of the lexical database  and of the system lexicon with reference to the available system components and in terms of
  3. Specify the intensional (qualitative) coverage (content) of the lexical database  and of the system lexicon components with reference to the application domain and in terms of standard types of lexical information.



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