Syntactic Parsing - Dependency Structures Flashcards

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What 2 ways can syntactic ambiguity be brought about?

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  • Multiple interpretations due to multiple meanings
  • preposition attached to more than one token
    “I saw the man on the hill [with] a telescope”
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What is a dependency?

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an asymmetric binary linking two tokens.

One is the head and the other is the dependent

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What is the head and what is the dependent?

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Head- is the main verb in a verb phrase or the main noun in a noun phrase

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What are the other words for the head-dependent relationship?

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superior-inferior
governor-modified
regent-subordinate

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How do we know if something is a head or a dependent?

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The dependents modify the head

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What is a dependency graph?

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nodes are the tokens and edges are the relation type labels

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What are the different notation structures for dependency relationships?

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horizontal (arrows one way or the other)
tree of tokens
tree of POS tagged tokens
machine readable (inline annotation)

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nmod/amod

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phrase that modifies a noun phrase

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where is the nmod relationship in “sam eats red meat”

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nmod(red, meat)

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aux

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non-main verb of a clause

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where is the aux relationship in “he should leave”

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aux(leave, should)

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cc

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coordination- connects element of a conjunct and coordinating word

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where is the cc relationship in “they should either ski or snowboard”

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cc(ski,or)

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det

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between the head of a np and its determiner

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where is the det relationship in “the man is here”

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det(man, the)

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obj/dobj

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between a verb and a np denoting the entity acted upon

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where is the obj relationship in “she gave me a raise”

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obj(gave,raise)

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iobj

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between a verb and a np acting as an indirect object

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where is the iobj relationship in “she gave me a raise”

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iobj(gave, me)

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vmod

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phrase that modifies a verb phrase

21
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where is the vmod relationship in “genetically modified food”

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vmod(modified, genetically)

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sbj/nsubj

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between a verb and a np denoting the entity that serves as subject or agent

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where is the sbj relationship in “clinton defeated cole”

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sbj(defeated, clinton)

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pobj/pc

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object of preposition

head of np following a proposition

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where is the pobj relationship in "I sat on the chair"
pobj(on, chair)
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p/punct
punctuation. between the head of the sentence (the root) and punctuation
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where is the punct relationship in "go home!"
punct(go, !)
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A dependency structure is endocentric if...
it fulfils the same linguistic function as one of its parts. | These are not required
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A dependency structure is exocentric if...
it does not fulfil the same linguistic function as one of its parts. These are required
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Endocentric dependency structures? (2)
vmod amod
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Exocentric dependency structures? (2)
subj, obj
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What is verb valency?
Certain verbs require certain types of dependents
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what is univalent, give an example
1 subject e.g. "dance", danced(she)
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what is divalent, give an example
1 subject, 1 object e.g. "ate", ate(he,chocolates)
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what is trivalent, give an example
1 subject, 2 objects e.g. "gave", gave(he, document, her)
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what is avalent, give an example
no subjects e.g. "rains", it rains, rains()
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What is a predicate argument structure (PAS)?
A generalisation of verb valency
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How is predicate argument structure (PAS) different to verb valency?
predicates can be any POS, with arguments specified using an argument number.