{ "paper_id": "W89-0129", "header": { "generated_with": "S2ORC 1.0.0", "date_generated": "2023-01-19T03:44:37.237424Z" }, "title": "Lemmatising the Definitions of Svensk Ordbok by Morphological and Syntactic Analysis. A Pilot Study Lemmatizing Dictionary Definitions", "authors": [ { "first": "A", "middle": [], "last": "Nna", "suffix": "", "affiliation": {}, "email": "" }, { "first": "S\u00e5gvall", "middle": [], "last": "Hein", "suffix": "", "affiliation": {}, "email": "" } ], "year": "", "venue": null, "identifiers": {}, "abstract": "In this paper we piresent the results of a study of the definition vocabu lary o f Svensk ordbok. It is part o f our ongoing work on the generation of a machine-tractable dictionary from this dictionary, in specific, of making its definitions exploitable to a parser. Aiming, in particular, at the auto matic lemmatisation of the definition vocabulary, the study includes an automatic morphological analysis o f a subset o f it, and an examination o f its results. Two major issues were addressed, i.e. the coverage of the dictionary in relation to the definition vocabulary, eind the feasibility of homograph resolution by syntactic analysis.", "pdf_parse": { "paper_id": "W89-0129", "_pdf_hash": "", "abstract": [ { "text": "In this paper we piresent the results of a study of the definition vocabu lary o f Svensk ordbok. It is part o f our ongoing work on the generation of a machine-tractable dictionary from this dictionary, in specific, of making its definitions exploitable to a parser. Aiming, in particular, at the auto matic lemmatisation of the definition vocabulary, the study includes an automatic morphological analysis o f a subset o f it, and an examination o f its results. Two major issues were addressed, i.e. the coverage of the dictionary in relation to the definition vocabulary, eind the feasibility of homograph resolution by syntactic analysis.", "cite_spans": [], "ref_spans": [], "eq_spans": [], "section": "Abstract", "sec_num": null } ], "body_text": [ { "text": "In th e sem a n tic m a tu ra l tr a n s fo r m a tio n ). G iv e n th is re s tr ic tio n , th e d efin i tion sh o u ld d e s c r ib e th e kernel sen se in an a n a ly tic w ay, i.e. w ith ea ch se m a n tic fa c t o r b e in g re c o g n iz e d d u rin g th e a n a ly sis b e in g a ssign ed a se p a ra te By definition vocabulary, as opposed to defining vocabulary we simply understand the inventory of words actually used in the formulation of the definitions. A s s h o w n in T a b le 1, a sin g le a n a ly sis w as g iv en in 73 p e rcen t o f th e cases, n o a n a ly sis in 23 p e rce n t o f th e ca ses, a n d , finally, m o r e th a n o n e a n a lysis fo r \u00e2", "cite_spans": [], "ref_spans": [], "eq_spans": [], "section": "The Definitions o f S ven sk Ordbok", "sec_num": "2" }, { "text": "The information on dictionary stem is saved to be used as a tool in extreu:ting a subdic tionary for the syntactic analysis to follow; the information on inflectional type is included to provide a basis for subsequent statistical calculations. m in o r ity (5 p e rce n t) o f th e (g r a p h ic ) w o rd s. B e lo w w e w ill e x a m in e th e differen t ca ses, sta rtin g w ith a n a ly sis failu re. T w o w o r d s w e re n o t a n a ly sed d u e t o lim ita tio n s in th e in fle ctio n a l g ra m m a r.", "cite_spans": [], "ref_spans": [], "eq_spans": [], "section": "The M orphological Analysis", "sec_num": "3" }, { "text": "T h e y rep resen t a ty p e th a t c a n b e illu stra te d b y th e g ra p h ic w o rd a n sikts- A b -A a n tid em ok ra tisk ' a n tid e m o c r a tic ' 2 < 1", "cite_spans": [], "ref_spans": [], "eq_spans": [], "section": "Lexical G aps", "sec_num": "3.1" }, { "text": "A -A allm \u00e4nku lturella 'g en era l c u ltu r a l' 1 < 1", "cite_spans": [], "ref_spans": [], "eq_spans": [], "section": "Compounds and Derivatives", "sec_num": "3.1.1" }, { "text": "T o t a l 4 5 2 1 0 0 % In T a b le 4 w e p resen t th e d is tr ib u tio n o f th e d eriv a tiv es b y d ifferen t ty p es.", "cite_spans": [], "ref_spans": [], "eq_spans": [], "section": "Compounds and Derivatives", "sec_num": "3.1.1" }, { "text": "T h e to t a l n u m b e r o f d eriv a tiv e s g iv en in T a b le 4 (9 0 ), is h ig h er th an th a t ", "cite_spans": [], "ref_spans": [], "eq_spans": [], "section": "Compounds and Derivatives", "sec_num": "3.1.1" }, { "text": "In T y p e A b solu te R elative frequen cy frequency", "cite_spans": [], "ref_spans": [], "eq_spans": [], "section": ".2 H om ography", "sec_num": "3" }, { "text": "A / V 29 30 N / V 25 26 A / N 13 14 N 1 /N 2 10 10 V 1 / V 2 5 5 A / A b 3 3 A b / P p 3 3 N / A b 2 2 N / P n 2 2 N / I 1 < 1 V / I 1 < 1 V / P p 1 < 1 C /I m 1 < 1", "cite_spans": [], "ref_spans": [], "eq_spans": [], "section": ".2 H om ography", "sec_num": "3" }, { "text": "T o t a l 96 1 0 0 % In 3. A ( w e a k ) /N a m erik a n sk a ' A m e r ic a n (w o m a n )' 4", "cite_spans": [], "ref_spans": [], "eq_spans": [], "section": ".2 H om ography", "sec_num": "3" }, { "text": "Total 13 banans ' b a n a n a ( g e n ) /t h e p a t h (g e n )' 1 9. N l ( g e n ) /N 2 ( g e n ) bars ' b a r l( g e n ) /b a x 2 ( g e n ) ' 1", "cite_spans": [], "ref_spans": [], "eq_spans": [], "section": ".2 H om ography", "sec_num": "3" }, { "text": "Total 15 In T a b le 9 a n d T a b le 10 w e p resen t th e in h e ren tly akter 'stern /acts/aft' 1 N /A b /P n allt ' (the) universe/gradually/everything' 1 A /N /A b akut 'acute/casualty department/urgently' 1 V /N l/P n an dra'state/second/other' 1 N 1/N 2/N 3 bas 'bass voice/base/thrashing' 1 T otal 16 In th o s e cases w h ere th ree o r fo u r a n a ly ses w ere g e n e ra te ", "cite_spans": [], "ref_spans": [], "eq_spans": [], "section": ".2 H om ography", "sec_num": "3" }, { "text": "In th is p a p e r w e h a v e p resen te d th e resu lts th a t w e a ch ", "cite_spans": [], "ref_spans": [], "eq_spans": [], "section": "Conclusions", "sec_num": "4" }, { "text": "Proceedings of NODALIDA 1989", "cite_spans": [], "ref_spans": [], "eq_spans": [], "section": "", "sec_num": null } ], "back_matter": [], "bib_entries": { "BIBREF0": { "ref_id": "b0", "title": "Nusvensk frekvensordbok baserad p\u00e5 tidningstext. 1. 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It c o m p ris e s 5 8 ,5 3 6 h ead w o rd s, lem m as, re p re se n tin g 6 5 ,5 6 8 lex em es. T h e lem m a is d efin ed as a g r o u p o f w o rd form s b e lo n g in g t o th e sa m e w o r d cla ss a n d th e sa m e in fie ctio n a l p a tte rn (A ll\u00e9 n 1970; In t r o d u c t io n ). T h e d is tin c t sen ses th a t ca n b e ex p ressed b y a le m m a a re referred t o as le x e m e s (A ll\u00e9 n 1981: 3 8 2 ).S v en sk O rd bok is d ra w n fr o m a le x ica l d a ta b a se, d e v e lo p e d in th e L exical D a ta B a s e , L D B , p r o je c t (A ll\u00e9 n 1 9 7 6 ). T h u s , th e le x ica l m a te ria l is n o t on ly m a c h in e -r e a d a b le , b u t a ls o s y s te m a tic a lly o r g a n iz e d in a fie x ib le file h an d lin g s y s te m (S j\u00f6 g r e e n 1 9 8 8 ). T h e d a ta b a s e w as, h ow ev e r, p rim a rily co m p ile d fo r hu m a n u se, th u s p r e s u p p o s in g lin g u istic b a c k g r o u n d k n o w le d g e t o b e fu lly e x p lo it e d . In o th e r w o rd s , it is n o t re a d ily m a ch in e-tra cta b le in th e sen se o f th e w ord u sed b y e .g . W ilk s (1 9 8 8 ). 342 Proceedings of NODALIDA 1989, pages 342-357 T h e b a s ic se m a n tic in fo rm a tio n in S v en sk O rdbok is p r o v id e d b y th e d efi n itio n s o f th e w ord s e n s e s , ex p ressed in a su b se t o f S w ed ish . In o r d e r t o m a k e th is in fo rm a tio n u sefu l t o th e p a rser, w e h a v e t o m a k e th e im p lie d lin g u istic k n o w led g e e x p lic it, a n d t o fo rm a liz e it. A ste p to w a r d s th is g o a l is t o p a rse th e d e fin itio n s, m o r p h o lo g ic a lly a n d s y n ta ctica lly . H ere w e w ill d iscu ss th e p r o b le m s in v o lv e d in le m m a tiz in g th e (g r a p h ic ) w o r d s o f th e d e fin itio n s a u to m a tic a lly . T h e p r o c e d u r e in v o lv es tw o b a s ic step s, i.e. an a u to m a t ic m o r p h o lo g ic a l a n a ly sis, fo l low ed b y a h o m o g r a p h r e s o lu tio n p r o c e s s , o p tio n a lly ca rrie d o u t b y a u to m a t ic s y n ta c tic a n a lysis. In th e ca r r y in g th r o u g h o f su ch a sch em e, a s p e c ts o f th e im p lied lin g u istic b a ck g ro u n d k n o w le d g e w ill b e b r o u g h t u p a n d c o n c r e tiz e d . In s p e cific, th e fo llo w in g q u e stion s a re a d d resse d : \u2022 T o w h a t ex te n t a re th e w o rd s o f th e d e fin itio n s e x p lic itly d e fin ed ? \u2022 T o w h a t e x te n t are th e h o m o g ra p h ie s o f th e d e fin itio n s s o lv a b le w ith in th e c o n te x ts in w h ich th e y o c c u r ? T h e resu lts th a t w e p resen t a re b a se d o n an a u to m a t ic m o r p h o lo g ic a l a n al ysis o f a su b set o f th e d e fin itio n v o ca b u la ry .^ F ir s t, h o w e v er, w e g iv e a sh o rt d e scrip tio n o f th e d efin itio n s a n d th e u n d e rly in g p rin cip le s b e h in d th em .", "type_str": "figure" }, "FIGREF1": { "uris": null, "num": null, "text": "o d e l d e v e lo p e d in th e L D B p r o je c t a n d a p p lie d in S v en sk O rd bok, e v e ry le x em e is s u p p o s e d t o h a v e a w ell id e n tifia b le a n d rela tiv e ly p re g n a n t k ern el m ea n in g , a rou n d w h ich a n u m b e r o f s u b o r d in a te , d e riv e d me^lnings are g r o u p e d ( J a r b o r g 1 988). T h e kern el sen ses o f th e le x e m e s a re d e s c r ib e d b y m ean s o f a d efin ition , a n d , o p tio n a lly , a d e fin itio n c o m p lem en t, w h erea s fo r th e d e riv e d m ea n in g s th eir rela tion s t o th e kern el m e a n in g a re s ta te d . T h e d e fin itio n \" is s u b je c t t o th e re strictio n th a t it sh o u ld b e c a p a b le o f r e p la cin g th e le x e m e in q u estion (t h e d e fin ie n d u m ) in all s y n ta c tic o r m o r p h o lo g ic a l c o n te x ts (s o m e tim e s w ith th e h e lp o f s o m e n", "type_str": "figure" }, "FIGREF2": { "uris": null, "num": null, "text": "w o r d o r p h ra se in th e d e fin itio n . T h e w o rd s o f th e d e fin itio n s h o u ld , as fa r as p o s s ib le , b e m o re se m a n tica lly ce n tra l in th e le x ic o n th a n th e d e fin ie n d u m , as a first ste p tow a rd s e sta b lish in g an in h eren t d efin in g v o c a b u la r y .\" (J a r b o r g ib id .: 144 ). T h e c o r p u s o f th e d e fin ition s (d isre g a rd in g d e fin itio n co m p le m e n ts ) co m p rise s 3 6 0,144 tok en s a n d 4 3 ,1 8 4 in fle ctio n a l ty p e s (d is tin c t g r a p h ic w o r d s ). T h is is th e p rim a ry corp u s o f o u r stu d y. In th e p ilo t s tu d y r e p o r te d o n h ere, a su b set o f th e p rim a ry c o r p u s h as b e e n a n a ly sed co m p r is in g th e 2 ,5 0 0 first (in a lp h a b e tic a l o rd e r) ty p e s , fr o m abborre ' p e r c h ' t o b eh ov et ' th e n e e d ' .", "type_str": "figure" }, "FIGREF3": { "uris": null, "num": null, "text": "A s a resu lt o f o u r p r e v io u s w o r k in th e L P S p r o je c t , w e d is p o s e o f a m o r p h o lo g i c a l am alyser o f S w ed ish , c o m p r is in g a ste m d ic tio n a r y co v e r in g th e h ea d w o rd s o f S v en sk O rdbok, a lo n g w ith a c o r r e s p o n d in g in fle ctio n a l g ra m m a r (S \u00e5 g v a ll H ein 1988; 1 9 8 9 ). T h e p a rsin g en g in e o f th e L P S p a rser is th e Uppsala C h art P r o c e s s o r , U C P (S \u00e5 g v a ll H ein 1 A n exam ple o f m orphological analysis T h e m o r p h o lo g ic a l d e s c r ip tio n s g e n e ra te d b y th e L P S p a rser are represen ted as D ir e c te d A c y c lic G raphs, D A G s (see e.g . S h ie b e r 1 9 8 6 ). In fo rm a tio n o n w ord cla ss, lem m a , in fle c tio n a l typ e, a n d d ic tio n a r y sterr? is a c o m p u ls o r y p a rt o f e a c h m o r p h o lo g ic a l d e s c r ip tio n . F or th e rest, th e in fo rm a tio n p r o v id e d differs w ith th e d ifferen t w o r d cla sses. F o r a n illu stra tio n , w e p resen t an e x a m p le o f a m o r p h o lo g ic a l d e s c r ip tio n g e n e ra te d b y th e m o r p h o lo g ic a l a n a ly ser (F ig . 1). T h e w o r d agat (F ig . 1) has b e e n r e c o g n iz e d as a su p in e o r pa st pairticiple form o f th e v e r b aga ' flo g ' , in te r n a l h om ograph y, o r as th e n o u n agat 'a g a te ' , e x tern a l h om og ra p h y. H o w e v e r, w ith th e a u to m a t ic le m m a tisa tio n as th e p rim a ry g o a l o f th e cu rre n t stu d y , in tern a l h o m o g r a p h ie s w ill, fo r th e tim e b e in g , b e d isreg a rd ed . In o th e r w o r d s , h om o g ra p h y in th e fo llo w in g p re se n ta tio n sh o u ld b e u n d e rs to o d as e x te r n a l h om ograph y. L ik ew ise, w h en w e p resen t d a ta o n n u m b e r o f an alyses b e lo w (T a b le 1 ), w e d isre g a rd ca ses o f in tern a l h o m o g ra p h y .", "type_str": "figure" }, "FIGREF4": { "uris": null, "num": null, "text": "resulting from th e in flec tio n a l m orphological analysis.", "type_str": "figure" }, "FIGREF5": { "uris": null, "num": null, "text": "h e an alysis failu res are d u e to m issin g stem s in th e d ic tio n a r y , e x c lu d in g tw o ca ses o f in su fficien t g ra m m a r co v e ra g e , a n d o n e ca se o f an u n foreseen use o f p a ren th eses (T a b le 2", "type_str": "figure" }, "FIGREF6": { "uris": null, "num": null, "text": "o cu s in g fo r a m o m e n t o n th e m issin g stem s, w e h a v e t o s ta te , th a t s o m e 2 3 % o f th e w o rd s in th e d efin itio n s are n o t th e m se lv es h ea d w o rd s in th e d ic tio n a r y , a n d , co n se q u e n tly , n o t e x p lic itly d efin ed . T h e y a re, b a sica lly , o f tw o k in d s, i.e. p r o p e r n o u n s a n d d erived w ords (c o m p o u n d s a n d d e riv a tiv e s). T h e v e ry fa c t th a t th ere are d e riv e d w o rd s m issin g in th e d ic t io n a r y sh o u ld n o t su rp rise us (even if th e h igh n u m b e r o f th em d id ). A \" c o m p le te \" d ic t io n a r y is th e o r e tic a lly im p o ssib le , d u e t o , a m o n g o th e r th in g s, th e rich p o te n tia l fo r w o r d fo r m a tio n , in sp e cific, a c c id e n ta l co m p o u n d in g . \" A v s a m m a sk \u00e4 l [u trym m e] ges in te d e n tr iv ia la b e ty d e ls e n h o s en ra d sa m m a n s\u00e4 ttn in g a r, a v le d n in g a r o c h p a rtik elv e rb . D e n n a b e ty d e ls e t\u00e4 ck s in d ire k t a v o r d b o k e n g e n o m b e st\u00e5 n d sd e la rn a s d e fin itio n e r .\" 'F o r th e sa m e rea so n [space] th e trivia l m ea n in g o f a n u m b e r o f c o m p o u n d s , d e riv a tiv es, a n d p a r tic le v e r b s is n o t given . T h is m e a n in g is in d ir e c tly co v e r e d b y th e d e fin itio n s o f th e c o n s titu e n t p a r ts .' {S v en sk Ordbok 1986; P r e fa c e ). W h a t ca n b e o b je c t e d t o , h o w e v e r, is th e u se o f su ch w o r d s in th e d efin ition s. \" V id a r e h a r en str\u00e4 v a n varit a tt h \u00e5 lla an ta let o r d s o m a n v \u00e4 n d s i d e fin itio n e rn a re la tiv t lite t o c h a tt v \u00e4 lja s\u00e5 en k la ord s o m o m s t\u00e4 n d ig h e te r n a m e d g e r .\" 'F u rth er th e aim has b e e n t o k eep th e n u m b er o f w o rd s u sed in th e d e fin itio n s rela tiv ely sm a ll a n d t o c h o o s e as s im p le w ord s as th e c ir c u m s ta n c e s p e r m it .' (ib id .). H ere w e w o n ' t d iscu ss th is issue fu rth e r, b u t ra th e r e x a m in e th e d e riv e d w o rd s u sed in th e d e fin itio n s t o see i f th e y keep up w ith th e tra n sp a ren c y claim , i.e. i f th eir m e a n in g is d e riv a b le fr o m th e defin ition s o f th eir c o n s titu e n t p a rts b y m ea n s o f a set o f g en era l w o r d fo r m a tio n rules. T h e ru les o n w h ich th o s e d e riv a tio n s are b a se d , are p a rt o f th e b a ck g ro u n d k n ow l e d g e im p lie d b y th e le x ic o g r a p h e r s , a n d as su ch o f p rim a ry in terest t o us. T h u s, i f th e y fu llfil th e tr a n s p a r e n c y cla im , th e y s h o u ld b e fo rm a lize d a n d in clu d ed in th e w o r d fo r m a tio n c o m p o n e n t o f th e L P S m a ch in e d ic t io n a r y as its first p iece. A su b set o f th e im p lic itly d efin e d w o rd s o f th e d e fin ition s are in clu d e d in th e d ic t io n a r y as m o r p h o lo g ic a l e x a m p le s . T h e v e r y e x is te n ce o f th e d eriv e d w o rd s is co n fir m e d b y th e e x a m p le s , b u t still, n o th in g is sa id a b o u t th eir use a n d m ean in g; th e y are fo u n d t o b e tra n sp a re n t. In a ll, th e re are 3 ,9 3 4 m o r p h o lo g ic a l ex a m p les. O n c e th e w o r d fo r m a tio n ru les b e h in d th e d e riv e d w o rd s o f th e d e fin ition s have b e e n fo r m u la te d , th e to t a l o f th e m o r p h o lo g ic a l e x a m p le s m ig h t b e used as a test c o r p u s fo r th e re su ltin g w o r d fo r m a tio n c o m p o n e n t. T h e m issin g p r o p e r n o u n s m a k e u p a m u ch sm a ller n u m b er (3 6 ) th an th e d e r iv e d w o rd s (5 3 2 ). T h ir ty -t h r e e o f th e m n a m e g e o g ra p h ica l u n its, a n d th e re m a in in g n a m e p e rso n s. A s lo n g as th e w o rd s th a t th e y d efin e are in clu d ed in th e d ic tio n a r y , w e see n o o th e r so lu tio n th a n t o en ter th e m as h ea d w ord s an d th u s d efin e th e m . A fre q u e n t ty p e is m a d e u p o f c o u n t r y n a m es (e .g . A lg e r ie t ' A lg e r ia ' ) u sed in th e d e fin itio n s o f p e o p le fr o m th o s e co u n trie s (e .g . a lg erier ' A lg e r ia n ' : p e r s o n fr \u00e5 n A lg e r ie t ' p e rs o n fr o m A lg e r ia ' ).", "type_str": "figure" }, "FIGREF7": { "uris": null, "num": null, "text": "'fa c e ' in c o o r d in a t e d c o m p o u n d s su ch as a n sik ts-och h \u00e5rv\u00e5rd ' fa ce a n d h air c a r e ' . T h e p h e n o m e n o n is reg u la r a n d h as t o b e ta k en ca re o f p a r tly b y th e m o r p h o lo g i ca l, p a r tly b y th e s y n ta c tic g ra m m a r. In th e first in sta n ce , th e L P S in fle ction a l g r a m m a r w ill b e a c c o r d in g ly e x te n d e d . S h ort fo r beford rats ' (h a s b e e n ) s e n t' o r befordras ' is (b e in g ) s e n t' w e find b e fo r d r a (t)s a m o n g th e d e fin itio n w o r d s . T h is a b b r e v ia te d fo r m o f exp ressin g a lte rn a tiv e s w as n o t foreseen b y th e L P S in fle ctio n a l g ra m m a r. N o r w ill it be, b u t th e sh o rt fo r m s o f th is k in d w ill b e sp e lle d o u t.", "type_str": "figure" }, "FIGREF8": { "uris": null, "num": null, "text": "T o keep u p w ith th e tra n sp a ren cy claim , th e w o r d fo r m a tio n c o m p e te n c e on w h ich th e u n d e rs ta n d in g o f (s o m e p a rts o f ) th e d e fin itio n s is b a sed , sh ou ld be m o r e s te r e o ty p ic a l th a n w h a t is g e n e ra lly th e ca se. F u rth e r, w e m u st requ ire th a t th e c o n s titu e n t w ord s are th e m s e lv e s defined, a n d , th a t th e y cire n o t h o m o g ra p h ic o r p o ly s e m o u s . W e b e g in o u r e x a m in a tio n w ith th e m o st d o m in a n t w ord T y p e E x a m p le A b s o l u t e f r e q u e n c y R e la t i v e f r e q u e n c y N -N a ktie\u00e4 ga re 's to c k h o ld e r ' 376 83 N -A P abborrliknande ' resem b lin g a p e r c h ' 22 5 N -P P a rvsber\u00e4 ttiga d 'e n titled t o an in h e r ita n c e ' 11 2 N -A alkoh olfri ' n o n -a lk o h o lic ' 18 4 A b -N bak\u00e5tspark ' k ick b a c k w a r d s ' 8 2 A -N allm \u00e4 n giltigh et ' u n iversal a p p lic a b ility ' 4 < 1 A b -A b a k terifr\u00e5 n 'fr o m th e s te r n bak\u00e5triktad ' p o in tin g b a c k w a r d s ' 3 < 1", "type_str": "figure" }, "FIGREF9": { "uris": null, "num": null, "text": "fo r m a tio n ty p e , i.e. th e com pou n d s. In T a b le 3 w e p resen t th e d is tr ib u tio n o f th e co m p o u n d s b y s y n ta c tic types.\u00ae A m o n g th e 11 c o m p o u n d ty p e s th a t w ere fo u n d , th e q u ite d o m in a t in g o n e is th e N -N t y p e m a k in g u p s o m e 8 3 p e rce n t o f th e to ta l n u m b e r o f c o m p o u n d s . T h e d o m in a n ce o f th is ty p e is in a c c o r d a n c e w ith o u r in tu itio n a n d w ith o th e r stu d ies o f m o d e rn S w edish (se e e .g . B l\u00e5 b e r g 1 9 8 8 ). O u r fig u re is, h ow ev er, c o n s id e r a b ly h igh er th an th a t p resen te d b y B l\u00e5 b e r g (6 8 % ). H is figu res a re b aaed o n an in ves tig a tio n o f a co rp u s o f 3 ,9 7 1 c o m p o u n d s , id en tified in n e w sp a p e r te x t fr o m 1985. O u r h ig h er p r o p o r tio n o f N -N com p o u n d s seem s t o s u p p o r t th e tra n s p a re n cy cla im , in d ic a tin g a re stricte d use o f th e v a ria tio n o ffe re d b y th e w o r d fo r m a tio n p o te n tia l. A d d itio n a l s u p p o r t is g iv en b y th e p a ra m e te r n u m b er o f d ifferen t types, w h o s e va lu e is m u ch low er in o u r m a teria l th a n in th a t o f B l\u00e5 b e r g , i.e. nine^ versu s 22. O u r ty p e s co n s titu te a s u b se t o f th e set id e n tifie d b y B l\u00e5 b e r g , in clu d in g , in a d d itio n : V -N , V -A , A -V , A b -V , N u m e r a l-V , N u m e ra l-N , N u m e r a l-A , N u m e ra l-N u m era l, N -P r o p r iu m , A -P r o p r iu m , P r o p r iu m -N , P r o p r iu m -V , P r o priu m -P ro p riu m . It rem ain s t o b e seen th o u g h , h o w sta b le o u r fig u res rem a in th ro u g h o u t th e m a teria l. W e d o n 't, h ow e v er, e x p e c t t o fin d su ch a rich variar tio n o f ty p e s in v o lv in g p r o p e r n ou n s as d o e s B l\u00e5 b e r g , p r o p e r n o u n s in g e n e ra l, b e in g o u ts id e th e s c o p e o f S v en sk Ordbok. A m o n g th e 3 7 6 N -N c o m p o u n d s , th ere a re in a ll 154 differen t first c o n s tit uents (s im p le x o r d e r iv e d ). T h e m a jo r ity o f th e m (1 4 6 ) a re e x p lic itly d e fin e d , seven o f th em im p licitly , a n d o n e o f th e m {A 4 in th e c o m p o u n d A 4 -fo r m a t n o t at a ll). A m o n g th o s e th a t are o n ly im p lic itly d e fin e d , th ere is a d o m in a tin g ty p e , i.e. p ro ce s s n o u n s d eriv e d fr o m v e rb s b y m e a n s o f th e -( n ) in g su ffix, su ch as a v fy m in g s -' firin g ' (c f. a v fy m in g s m e k a n is m ' firin g m e ch a n is m ' ) o f th e v e rb AP is short for active present participle, and PP for passive past participle. *This is the figure we arrive at if we adapt to Blaberg, who includes the active and the passive participles in the verb group. a vfyra ' fire ' . It a c c o u n ts fo r fiv e o f th e seven cases. O n e o f th e rem a in in g cases is in it s e lf an N -N c o m p o u n d , i.e. bastuba ' bass t u b a ' (cf. b a stu b ein stru m en t ' bass tu b a in s tr u m e n t' ). T h e o th e r o n e is an A -N c o m p o u n d , i.e. andraklass ' secon d c la s s ' as in a n d ra k la ssu trym m e ' s e c o n d cla ss a r e a ' . W h e n o n e o f th e n ou n s o f an N -N c o m p o u n d is in it s e lf o n ly im p lic itly d e fin e d , th e d e riv a tio n o f th e defin ition w o r d h as t o p r o c e e d in tw o step s. W e th in k th a t su ch a situ a tio n sh ou ld b e a v o id e d , ", "num": null, "text": "", "html": null, "type_str": "table" }, "TABREF1": { "content": "", "num": null, "text": "", "html": null, "type_str": "table" }, "TABREF2": { "content": "
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