Dictionary Definitions based Homograph Identification using a Generative Hierarchical Model

A solution to the problem of homograph (words with multiple distinct meanings) identification is proposed and evaluated in this paper. It is demonstrated that a mixture model based framework is better suited for this task than the standard classification algorithms

• Type: Conference
• Year: 2008
• Where: ACL
• Authors: Anagha Kulkarni, Jamie Callan
• Keywords: ACL 2008, Computational Linguistics, Model Based Framework, Multiple Distinct Meanings, Standard Classification Algorithms