WordNet Applications

This paper describes WordNet design and development, discussing its origins, the objectives it initially intended to reach and the subsequent use to which it has been put, the factor that has determined its structure and success. The emphasis in this description of the product is on its main applications, given the instrumental nature of WordNet, and on the improvements and upgrades of the tool itself, along with its use in natural language processing systems. The purpose of the paper is to identify the most significant recent trends with respect to this product, to provide a full and useful overview of WordNet for researchers working in the field of information retrieval. The existing literature is reviewed and present applications are classified to concur with the areas discussed at the First International WordNet Congress.

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