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Lexicon models and lexical representation

 

A given system lexicon or lexical database  is based on a lexical information model  or a data model ; often the model is intuitively constructed, or based on notions taken from traditional school grammar,   but scientifically motivated models are becoming available. A model of lexical information will make at least the following distinctions:

Lexicon models  for lexical databases  and system lexicons are part of the overall conceptual framework required for lexicon development. Modern approaches to lexicon development provide suitable lexical representation languages for formulating and integrating the different kinds of lexical information specified in a lexicon model and assigning them to lexical objects, and implementations for these representation languages [Andry et al. (1992)]. In recent work, the following useful distinctions are sometimes made:

The aspects of representation and architecture will be dealt with in a later section. The following subsections are concerned with the main kinds of lexical information required for spoken language lexical entries.  



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