scholarly journals Recent change in the productivity and schematicity of the way-construction: A distributional semantic analysis

2018 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 65-97 ◽  
Author(s):  
Florent Perek
Keyword(s):  
Semantic Similarity ◽  
Semantic Analysis ◽  
Recent Change ◽  
Occurrence Frequency ◽  
Semantic Model ◽  
Semantic Change ◽  
Semantic Domain ◽  
The Way

AbstractThis paper presents a corpus-based study of recent change in the Englishway-construction, drawing on data from the 1830s to the 2000s. Semantic change in the distribution of the construction is characterized by means of a distributional semantic model, which captures semantic similarity between verbs through their co-occurrence frequency with other words in the corpus. By plotting and comparing the semantic domain of the three senses of the construction at different points in time, it is found that they all have gained in semantic diversity. These findings are interpreted in terms of increases in schematicity, either of the verb slot or the motion component contributed by the construction.

Modelling of Semantic Processes and Evolutional Semantic Model

2019 ◽  
Vol 26 (27) ◽  
pp. 197-210 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anastasia Fedorova
Keyword(s):  
Key Words ◽  
Dynamic Models ◽  
Scientific Literature ◽  
Semantic Model ◽  
Vast Array ◽  
Special Procedure ◽  
Semantic Models ◽  
Semantic Evolution ◽  
Semantic Processes ◽  
The Way

In Linguistics the terms model and modelling have a vast array of meanings, which depends on the purpose and the object, and the type of the scientific research. The article is dedicated to the investigation of a special procedure of semantic processes modelling, deducing and substantiating the notion “evolutional semantic model”, the content and operational opportunities of which differ drastically from the essence and purpose of the known from the scientific literature phenomenon of the same name. In the proposed research this variety of modelling is oriented towards the description of the dynamics of the legal terms content loading, the estimation of possible vectors of the semantic evolution on the way of its terminalization/determinalization. The evolutional model of semantics has here as its basis the succession of sememes or series of sememes, the order of which is determined with accounting of a number of parameters. The typical schemes of the meaning development, illustrated by the succession of sememes, are considered to be the models of semantic laws (evolutional semantic models = EMS). Their function is the explanation of the mechanism and the order of the stages of the semantic evolution of the system of the words which sprung from one root on the way of its legal specialization, and, therefore, the proposed in the paper experience of semantic laws modelling differs from the expertise of the “catalogue of semantic derivations”, proposed by H. A. Zaliznjak, which doesn’t have as its purpose the explanation of meaning displacements, and from the notion of semantic derivation, models of derivation, dynamic models, worked out by O. V. Paducheva, which also only state such a displacement, without proving its reality. Key words: evolutional semantic model (EMS), modelling, semantic law, sememe, pre(law).

DISTANCE-WISE PATHWAY DISCOVERY FROM PROTEIN–PROTEIN INTERACTION NETWORKS WEIGHTED BY SEMANTIC SIMILARITY

2014 ◽  
Vol 12 (01) ◽  
pp. 1450004 ◽  
Author(s):  
SLAVKA JAROMERSKA ◽  
PETR PRAUS ◽  
YOUNG-RAE CHO
Keyword(s):  
Signaling Pathways ◽  
Semantic Similarity ◽  
Protein Interaction ◽  
Protein Pair ◽  
Semantic Analysis ◽  
Topological Analysis ◽  
Cellular Mechanisms ◽  
Semantic Similarity Measure ◽  
Protein Protein Interaction ◽  
Ppi Networks

Reconstruction of signaling pathways is crucial for understanding cellular mechanisms. A pathway is represented as a path of a signaling cascade involving a series of proteins to perform a particular function. Since a protein pair involved in signaling and response have a strong interaction, putative pathways can be detected from protein–protein interaction (PPI) networks. However, predicting directed pathways from the undirected genome-wide PPI networks has been challenging. We present a novel computational algorithm to efficiently predict signaling pathways from PPI networks given a starting protein and an ending protein. Our approach integrates topological analysis of PPI networks and semantic analysis of PPIs using Gene Ontology data. An advanced semantic similarity measure is used for weighting each interacting protein pair. Our distance-wise algorithm iteratively selects an adjacent protein from a PPI network to build a pathway based on a distance condition. On each iteration, the strength of a hypothetical path passing through a candidate edge is estimated by a local heuristic. We evaluate the performance by comparing the resultant paths to known signaling pathways on yeast. The results show that our approach has higher accuracy and efficiency than previous methods.

scholarly journals Establishing Semantic Similarity of the Cluster Documents and Extracting Key Entities in the Problem of the Semantic Analysis of News Texts

2015 ◽  
Vol 9 (5) ◽  
Author(s):  
Anastasia Nikolaevna Soloshenko ◽  
Yulia Aleksandrovna Orlova ◽  
Vladimir Leonidovich Rozaliev ◽  
Alla Viktorovna Zaboleeva-Zotova
Keyword(s):  
Semantic Similarity ◽  
Semantic Analysis

A Hybrid Model for Emotion Detection from Text

2017 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 32-48 ◽  
Author(s):  
Samar Fathy ◽  
Nahla El-Haggar ◽  
Mohamed H. Haggag
Keyword(s):  
Semantic Similarity ◽  
Hybrid Model ◽  
Semantic Analysis ◽  
Main Idea ◽  
Object Extraction ◽  
Emotion Detection ◽  
Suggested Approach ◽  
Matching Process ◽  
Extraction Algorithm ◽  
Input Sentence

Emotions can be judged by a combination of cues such as speech facial expressions and actions. Emotions are also articulated by text. This paper shows a new hybrid model for detecting emotion from text which depends on ontology with keywords semantic similarity. The text labelled with one of the six basic Ekman emotion categories. The main idea is to extract ontology from input sentences and match it with the ontology base which created from simple ontologies and the emotion of each ontology. The ontology extracted from the input sentence by using a triplet (subject, predicate, and object) extraction algorithm, then the ontology matching process is applied with the ontology base. After that the emotion of the input sentence is the emotion of the ontology which it matches with the highest score of matching. If the extracted ontology doesn't match with any ontology from the ontology base, then the keyword semantic similarity approach used. The suggested approach depends on the meaning of each sentence, the syntax and semantic analysis of the context.

Entrepreneurship in the digital press: a semantic analysis

2019 ◽  
Vol 26 (3) ◽  
pp. 416-431
Author(s):  
Myriam Martí-Sánchez ◽  
Desamparados Cervantes-Zacarés ◽  
Arturo Ortigosa-Blanch
Keyword(s):  
Empirical Evidence ◽  
Thematic Analysis ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Semantic Analysis ◽  
Word Association ◽  
Innovation Ecosystem ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The Public ◽  
The Media ◽  
The Way

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to analyse how the media addresses entrepreneurship and to identify the attributes linked to this phenomenon. Design/methodology/approach The sample is defined in terms of a linguistic corpus comprised of content related to entrepreneurship drawn from the digital editions of the three most important Spanish economic newspapers for the period 2010–2017. Word association and co-occurrence analyses were carried out. Further, a non-supervised clustering process was used as the basis for a thematic analysis. Findings Correspondence between social and media patterns related to the entrepreneurship phenomenon is revealed by the results. It is shown how attributes such as “success”, “innovation”, “ecosystem” and “woman” appear as very relevant and are linked to different co-occurrence scenarios. Relevant thematic groups are also identified related to lexical associations such as innovation, digital economy and public policies linked to entrepreneurship. Research limitations/implications It is important to emphasise that this study has identified and explored relationships between words, but not their evolution. Furthermore, conclusions cannot be drawn concerning whether there are differences in how each newspaper has dealt with entrepreneurship because of the way the corpus was constructed. Originality/value The study provides empirical evidence that helps to identify the way media approaches entrepreneurship. The authors carried out the analysis on the media contents and not on the perception of the public on the phenomenon.

scholarly journals Changing Mindsets of Middle Level Officers in Government Organizations

2003 ◽  
Vol 28 (4) ◽  
pp. 63-76 ◽  
Author(s):  
S Ramnarayan
Keyword(s):  
Recent Change ◽  
Middle Level ◽  
Government Organizations ◽  
Governmental Organizations ◽  
Management Processes ◽  
New Strategy ◽  
Major Factors ◽  
The Individual ◽  
The Right ◽  
The Way

This paper uses a simple system of classification for examining mindsets of middle level officers in government organizations. It proposes that a middle level officer may assume or take on a spectator mindset or an actor mindset. With a spectator mindset, the person may pick up a signal from the environment or get an idea for improvement but he/she does not act on that learning or insight. As a result, organizational learning does not occur and this is reflected by organizational inaction or inappropriate action. On the other hand, with actor orientation, the individual acts on his/her learning and this leads to the right organizational action. This paper proposes that spectator orientation is rooted in four major factors: organizational characteristics nature of relations with superior the way work is performed the nature of middle management role. When the organization is perceived as conflict-ridden, rule bound, having too many free-riders and not oriented to customer and stakeholder requirements, there is a tendency for spectator mindset to predominate. This mindset also results in hierarchical, impersonal, and non-appreciative relations with superior. The third factor that leads to spectator mindset is the way work is performed. When the emphasis is more on performing activities in a ritualistic mode rather than to have impact and when there is inadequate attention to linkage, integration, and people management issues, spectator mindset is more likely. Finally, the nature of roles at operating levels such as fragmentation and segmentation of functions and excessive preoccupation with fix-it type of activities can lead to spectator orientation. Any attempt to change the mindset has to therefore address these four important factors. This paper reviews some change experiments and experiences in governmental organizations in India to propose two broad approaches to bring about organizational and mindset changes: Transformational approach which aims to bring about new strategy, management processes, and approaches by creating a new equilibrium for the organization. Continuous improvement approach which focuses on small doses of incremental changes that affect only part of the organization by modifying ways and means of doing work. It builds on the efforts of organizational members. This paper discusses these two approaches in some detail and examines the factors that are critical for the success of each of these approaches. It looks at how these approaches can also complement and strengthen each other. There can be no two opinions on how important it is to change mindsets in government organizations. This paper is an attempt to review some recent change experiences to shed some light on this important issue.

Semantics as a resource for teaching critical literacy

1993 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-18 ◽  
Author(s):  
Glenda Shopen
Keyword(s):  
Critical Literacy ◽  
Semantic Analysis ◽  
Personal Perspective ◽  
Cultural Activity ◽  
The Way

Reports are important genres in our culture and they have achieved some prominence in education. What it means to report and the way reporting is conceived in our culture can be revealed through semantic analysis. By looking at the meaning of the verb report, this paper will argue for a view of genre as a cultural activity and a view of literacy that involves children in the development of personal perspective. This approach argues against a text based view of genre and a pedagogy that relies primarily on the modelling of ‘considered texts’.

scholarly journals Verse semantics of some metres in Uku Masing's poetry

2012 ◽  
Vol 40 (1/2) ◽  
pp. 177-191
Author(s):  
Aile Tooming
Keyword(s):  
Semantic Analysis ◽  
Iambic Pentameter ◽  
The Way

The article introduces the results of a semantic analysis of Uku Masing's (1909– 1985) early poetry (1926–1943). The metres analyzed are syllabic-accentual trochaic tetrameter, trochaic pentameter, iambic pentameter and dactylic, logaoedic and polymetric hexameters. In each text the textual communicative perspective as well as motifs and tropes of each verse line were examined. The semantic differences and colourings of the metres are most evident in the way of expression, in the viewpoint.

Three Perspectives on Swedish Indefinite Determiners

2002 ◽  
Vol 25 (1) ◽  
pp. 3-47 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joakim Nivre
Keyword(s):  
Historical Development ◽  
Semantic Analysis ◽  
Theoretical Perspective ◽  
Formal Semantic ◽  
Contrastive Analysis ◽  
Indefinite Article ◽  
Corpus Data ◽  
Swedish Data ◽  
The Way

This article investigates the meaning and use of singular indefinite determiners in Swedish, in particular the way in which the existential determiner någon/något contrasts with the indefinite article en/ett in different contexts. The problem is approached from three different perspectives, the first being a contrastive Scandinavian perspective, where the Swedish data are reviewed in the light of contrastive data from the closely related languages Danish and Norwegian. Secondly, corpus data are used to substantiate the results of the contrastive analysis both quantitatively and qualitatively. The last section adopts a more theoretical perspective and tries to present a formal semantic analysis of the two determiners under study, drawing on typological work on indefinites and studies of the historical development of indefinite determiners.

scholarly journals A case for corpus stylistics

2011 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 204-227 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michaela Mahlberg ◽  
Dan McIntyre
Keyword(s):  
Literary Criticism ◽  
Semantic Analysis ◽  
Fictional World ◽  
Semantic Domain ◽  
Qualitative Approaches ◽  
Corpus Stylistics ◽  
Semantic Domains

In this article we investigate keywords and key semantic domains in Fleming’s Casino Royale. We identify groups of keywords that describe elements of the fictional world such as characters and settings as well as thematic signals. The keyword groups fall into two broad categories that are characterized as text-centred and reader-centred, with the latter providing particular clues for interpretation. We also compare the manually identified keyword groups with key semantic domains that are based on automatic semantic analysis. The comparison shows, for instance, how words that do not seem to fit a semantic domain can be seen as reader-centred keywords fulfilling specific textual functions. By linking our analysis to arguments in literary criticism, we show how quantitative and qualitative approaches can usefully complement one another.

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