Eesti Wordnet’i struktuuri analüüsist
Structural analysis of the current Estonian Wordnet

Summary/Abstract: Control of any expanding and developing system requires a feedback control mechanism to evaluate the normal trends of the system and also the unsystematic steps. Experience has shown that often more progress is achieved in a field if non-specialists intervene. For this reason the authors (from the field of informatics) suggest special data processing and visualization methods for the Estonian Wordnet. The images presented are suitable as a feedback mechanism for every Wordnet-style linked system, for semantic analysis and examination of regularities. They allow the lexicographer to use an innovative approach to study the hidden structures of the system and make corrections if needed. Several complex data analysis methods have been used (bipartite graph clustering, minimization of interval graph cross- ing numbers) and the results presented in this article. Positive feedback from the makers and maintainers of the Estonian Wordnet allows us to be sure that the methods presented would be useful for other language Wordnets also.

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