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== Types of Mapping ==
 
== Types of Mapping ==
 
In the UNL<sup>arium</sup> framework, mapping is expressed by two types of T-rules:
 
In the UNL<sup>arium</sup> framework, mapping is expressed by two types of T-rules:
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*[[L-rule]]s are used to map to surface structures (lists);
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*[[L-rule]]s are used to map to surface structures (lists); and
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*[[S-rules]s are used to map to deep structures (trees).
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*[[S-rule]]s are used to map to deep structures (trees).
  
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== [[Universal Words]] and [[Lexical Realisation Units]] ==
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== Universal Words and Lexical Realisation Units ==
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UWs are mapped into LRUs and LRUs are mapped into UWs in the UNL-NL Dictionary, which is a bidirectional bilingual dictionary mapping lexical items between UNL and NL. A single UW may correspond to several different natural language entries (synonymy), and one single open-class natural language entry may correspond to several UWs (homography). Entries from closed classes are not mapped into UWs, but to relations or attributes. Numerals (such as "six", "sixth", "6"), formulae (H<sub>2</sub>0) and untranslatable expressions (such as "http://www.unlweb.net") are represented as temporary UWs, i.e., they are not expected to be included in the UNL-NL dictionaries. The same happens to most proper names. Temporary UWs are automatically assigned the feature TEMP, and may be addressed by named entity recognition modules in UNL-based applications.
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[[Universal Words]] (UW)s are mapped into [[Lexical Realisation Unit]]s (LRUs) and LRUs are mapped into UWs in the UNL-NL Dictionary, which is a bidirectional bilingual dictionary mapping lexical items between UNL and NL. A single UW may correspond to several different natural language entries (synonymy), and one single open-class natural language entry may correspond to several UWs (homography). Entries from closed classes are not mapped into UWs, but to relations or attributes. Numerals (such as "six", "sixth", "6"), formulae (H<sub>2</sub>0) and untranslatable expressions (such as "http://www.unlweb.net") are represented as temporary UWs, i.e., they are not expected to be included in the UNL-NL dictionaries. The same happens to most proper names. Temporary UWs are automatically assigned the feature TEMP, and may be addressed by named entity recognition modules in UNL-based applications.
  
 
In the grammar, additional mappings between UWs and LRUs may be expressed by L-rules or S-rules such as the following:
 
In the grammar, additional mappings between UWs and LRUs may be expressed by L-rules or S-rules such as the following:
 
  ([[<UW>]]):=("<LRU>");  
 
  ([[<UW>]]):=("<LRU>");  
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  ("<LRU>"):=([[<UW>]]); (
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  ("<LRU>"):=([[<UW>]]);
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Where<br />:
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Where:
 
*UWs are represented between [[ ]];
 
*UWs are represented between [[ ]];
 
*LRUs are represented between "" (if strings) or [ ] (if lemmas)
 
*LRUs are represented between "" (if strings) or [ ] (if lemmas)
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=== Examples ===
 
=== Examples ===
 
*UNL-NL mapping
 
*UNL-NL mapping
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*([[100001740]]):=([entity]);
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**(<nowiki>[[100001740]]</nowiki>):=([entity]);
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*([[100001740]],@pl):=("entities");
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**(<nowiki>[[100001740]]</nowiki>,@pl):=("entities");
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*([[100743500]]):=NC([waste];[time]); (=waste of time)
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**(<nowiki>[[100743500]]</nowiki>):=NC([waste];[time]); (=waste of time)
 
*NL-UNL mapping
 
*NL-UNL mapping
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*([entity]):=([[100001740]]);
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**(<nowiki>[entity]</nowiki>):=(<nowiki>[[100001740]]</nowiki>);
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*("entities"):=([[100001740]],@pl);
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**("entities"):=(<nowiki>[[100001740]]</nowiki>,@pl);
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*("smooth landing"):=mod(100052500;302243411);
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**("smooth landing"):=mod(<nowiki>[[100052500]]</nowiki>;<nowiki>[[302243411]]</nowiki>);
  
 
== [[Attributes]] ==  
 
== [[Attributes]] ==  
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Most UNL attributes may be be directly associated to NL categories (such as such as [[aspect]], [[degree]], [[gender]], [[number]], [[tense]], [[mood]], [[register]], [[voice]] and [[social deixis]]), and vice-versa. This association is made through L-rules such as the following:
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Most UNL attributes may be directly associated to NL categories (such as such as [[aspect]], [[degree]], [[gender]], [[number]], [[tense]], [[mood]], [[register]], [[voice]] and [[social deixis]]), and vice-versa. This association is made through L-rules such as the following:
 
  (<UNL ATTRIBUTE>):=(<NL ATTRIBUTE>);
 
  (<UNL ATTRIBUTE>):=(<NL ATTRIBUTE>);
 
  (<NL ATTRIBUTE>):=(<UNL ATTRIBUTE>);
 
  (<NL ATTRIBUTE>):=(<UNL ATTRIBUTE>);
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*@square_bracket
 
*@square_bracket
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**(@square_bracket,%ref):= ("[")(%ref,-@square_bracket)("]"); (generate square brackets before and after the node)
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**(@square_bracket,%ref):= ("[")(%ref)("]"); (generate square brackets before and after the node)
 
*@emphasis
 
*@emphasis
 
**VC(@emphasis,%comp):=+IS(%comp)VC(%comp,TRACE); (topicalization)
 
**VC(@emphasis,%comp):=+IS(%comp)VC(%comp,TRACE); (topicalization)
  
 
== Relations ==  
 
== Relations ==  
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Mapping between relations is always represented by S-rules:
  
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Relations normally convey information that can be associated to S-rules:
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*UNL-NL mapping:
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**agt(%source;%target):=VS(%source;%target);
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*agt(%source;%target):=VS(%source;%target);
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**tim(%source;%target):=VA(%source;PC([in];%target));
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*tim(%source;%target):=VA(%source;PC([in];%target));
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*NL-UNL mapping:
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**VC(%source;%target):=obj(%source;%target);
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**VA(%source;PC([in];%target)):=tim(%source;%target);

Latest revision as of 11:50, 15 May 2011

Mapping is the relation between elements of UNL and elements of natural language (NL). The elements so related can be any kind of linguistic entity (words, attributes or relations).

Contents

Types of Mapping

In the UNLarium framework, mapping is expressed by two types of T-rules:

  • L-rules are used to map to surface structures (lists); and
  • S-rules are used to map to deep structures (trees).

Universal Words and Lexical Realisation Units

Universal Words (UW)s are mapped into Lexical Realisation Units (LRUs) and LRUs are mapped into UWs in the UNL-NL Dictionary, which is a bidirectional bilingual dictionary mapping lexical items between UNL and NL. A single UW may correspond to several different natural language entries (synonymy), and one single open-class natural language entry may correspond to several UWs (homography). Entries from closed classes are not mapped into UWs, but to relations or attributes. Numerals (such as "six", "sixth", "6"), formulae (H20) and untranslatable expressions (such as "http://www.unlweb.net") are represented as temporary UWs, i.e., they are not expected to be included in the UNL-NL dictionaries. The same happens to most proper names. Temporary UWs are automatically assigned the feature TEMP, and may be addressed by named entity recognition modules in UNL-based applications.

In the grammar, additional mappings between UWs and LRUs may be expressed by L-rules or S-rules such as the following: 

([[<UW>]]):=("<LRU>"); 
("<LRU>"):=([[<UW>]]);

Where:

  • UWs are represented between [[ ]];
  • LRUs are represented between "" (if strings) or [ ] (if lemmas)

Examples

  • UNL-NL mapping
    • ([[100001740]]):=([entity]);
    • ([[100001740]],@pl):=("entities");
    • ([[100743500]]):=NC([waste];[time]); (=waste of time)
  • NL-UNL mapping
    • ([entity]):=([[100001740]]);
    • ("entities"):=([[100001740]],@pl);
    • ("smooth landing"):=mod([[100052500]];[[302243411]]);

Attributes

Most UNL attributes may be directly associated to NL categories (such as such as aspect, degree, gender, number, tense, mood, register, voice and social deixis), and vice-versa. This association is made through L-rules such as the following: 

(<UNL ATTRIBUTE>):=(<NL ATTRIBUTE>);
(<NL ATTRIBUTE>):=(<UNL ATTRIBUTE>);

Examples

  • UNL-NL mapping
    • (@pl):=(PLR);
    • (@past):=(PAS);
    • (@passive):=(PSV);
    • (@male):=(MCL);
    • (@past,@progressive):=(PAS,PGS);
    • (@ellipsis):=(""); (replace the node with @ellipsis by "")
  • NL-UNL mapping
    • (PLR):=(@pl);
    • (PAS):=(@past);
    • (PAS,PGS):=(@past,@progressive);

Some attributes, however, cannot be directly assigned to any value, and are rather treated as features to be addressed by more complex L-rules or S-rules:

  • @square_bracket
    • (@square_bracket,%ref):= ("[")(%ref)("]"); (generate square brackets before and after the node)
  • @emphasis
    • VC(@emphasis,%comp):=+IS(%comp)VC(%comp,TRACE); (topicalization)

Relations

Mapping between relations is always represented by S-rules:

  • UNL-NL mapping:
    • agt(%source;%target):=VS(%source;%target);
    • tim(%source;%target):=VA(%source;PC([in];%target));
  • NL-UNL mapping:
    • VC(%source;%target):=obj(%source;%target);
    • VA(%source;PC([in];%target)):=tim(%source;%target);
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