Open Source Lexical Information Network

Currently, there is a large number of lexical resources available: GENELEX, PAROLE, EuroWordNet and its follow-ups like GermaNet, MultiWordNet, etc. With this multitude of resources, the need arises for standardisation, in the guise of for instance the EAGLES, ISLE/ MILE, EMELD, and TC37/SC4 projects. A current attempt in these standardisation framework is the conception of a network of lexical information, suggested as for instance the Semantic Web, LIRICS, the Open and Distributed Lexical Infrastructure (Peters, 2002), and the ELITE project (Calzolari, 2002). The overall aim of these frameworks is to improve interoperability, reusability, and availability through standardisation.