|
return to curriculum vitae |
|
Dagobert Soergel |
|
Beyond facets: Semantic roots and modifiers as elements of a conceptual morphology |
|
Abstract This paper presents initial ideas on a conceptual morphology in which concepts such as Fermentation, Fermented, and Fermentable are represented as combinations of a semantic root, in the example Ferment, with a modifier, in the example process, state/condition, and susceptible to process, respectively. This makes it possible to generate a large number of concepts from a much smaller list of semantic roots and modifiers. It also allows for great flexibility in indexing and searching. The paper gives a preliminary scheme of modifiers and invites ideas from classification researchers, logicians, and linguists. |
| top of page |