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The Swedish FrameNet++: Harmonization, integration, method development and practical language technology applications
Edited by Dana Dannélls, Lars Borin and Karin Friberg Heppin
[Natural Language Processing 14] 2021
► pp. 191–220

Chapter 8
Differing design decisions – comparing Swedish FrameNet to FrameNet

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Creation of framenets for languages other than English based on Berkeley FrameNet has tested the hypothesis that semantic frames, to a certain extent, are language independent. This working hypothesis facilitated reuse of frames for new framenets, defining language specific frame evoking lemmas and annotating language specific sentences. The caveat is the bias towards creating what is possible, rather than typical, in a language. The reuse of frames allowed developing SweFN in a relatively short period of time. However, the goal to build a typical, not a possible Swedish framenet, necessitated some frame modifications.
This chapter provides a comparison between the English and Swedish framenets regarding semantic annotation and representation, and socio-cultural factors, including how differences forced modification of the original structure.
Article outline
  • 1.Introduction
  • 2.Differences
  • 3.Linking to a dictionary
  • 4.New frames for additional concepts
  • 5.Polysemy
    • 5.1Hyponymy relations
    • 5.2Regular polysemy and Guest_LUs
    • 5.3Diverse meaning potentials
    • 5.4Frame relations and potential meanings
    • 5.5Complex relations
    • 5.6Polysemy and Swedish FrameNet: Summing up
  • 6.Compounds
    • 6.1Non-compositional compounds
    • 6.2Compositional compounds
    • 6.3Partially transparent compounds
    • 6.4The constituent–affix cline
  • 7.Lexical incorporation of frame element
  • 8.Socio-cultural differences
  • 9.Conclusions
  • Acknowledgements
  • Notes
  • References
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Published online: 26 November 2021
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