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A Structured Vector Space Model for Word Meaning in Context

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A Structured Vector Space Model for Word Meaning in Context
We address the task of computing vector space representations for the meaning of word occurrences, which can vary widely according to context. This task is a crucial step towards a robust, vector-based compositional account of sentence meaning. We argue that existing models for this task do not take syntactic structure sufficiently into account. We present a novel structured vector space model that addresses these issues by incorporating the selectional preferences for words' argument positions. This makes it possible to integrate syntax into the computation of word meaning in context. In addition, the model performs at and above the state of the art for modeling the contextual adequacy of paraphrases.
Katrin Erk, Sebastian Padó
Added 29 Oct 2010
Updated 29 Oct 2010
Type Conference
Year 2008
Where EMNLP
Authors Katrin Erk, Sebastian Padó
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