Title
Ontological Annotation with WordNet
Abstract
Semantic Web applications require robust and accurate annotation tools that are capable of automating the assignment of ontological classes to words in naturally occurring text (ontological annotation). Most current ontologies do not include rich lexical databases and are therefore not easily integrated with word sense disambiguation algorithms that are needed to automate ontological annotation. WordNet1 provides a potentially ideal solution to this problem as it offers a highly structured lexical conceptual representation that has been extensively used to develop word sense disambiguation algorithms. However, WordNet has not been designed as an ontology, and while it can be easily turned into one, the result of doing this would present users with serious practical limitations due to the great number of concepts (synonym sets) it contains. Moreover, mapping WordNet to an existing ontology may be difficult and requires substantial labor. We propose to overcome these limitations by developing an analytical platform that (1) provides a WordNet-based ontology offering a manageable and yet comprehensive set of concept classes, (2) leverages the lexical richness of WordNet to give an extensive characterization of concept class in terms of lexical instances, and (3) integrates a class recognition algorithm that automates the assignment of concept classes to words in naturally occurring text. The ensuing framework makes available an ontological annotation platform that can be effectively integrated with intelligence analysis systems to facilitate evidence marshaling and sustain the creation and validation of inference models.
Year
Venue
Keywords
2005
SemAnnot@ISWC
automation,algorithms
Field
DocType
Citations 
Ontology (information science),Ontology,Annotation,Information retrieval,Concept class,eXtended WordNet,Inference,Computer science,Semantic Web,Natural language processing,Artificial intelligence,WordNet
Conference
1
PageRank 
References 
Authors
0.38
13
10
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Antonio Sanfilippo110.38
Stephen Tratz219515.29
Michelle Gregory312911.35
Alan Chappell47712.16
Paul Whitney543642.33
Christian Posse617013.23
Patrick Paulson715810.13
Bob Baddeley8638.52
Ryan Hohimer981.81
Amanda White1071.58