New verbs and dictionaries : A method for the automatic detection of neology in Spanish verbs

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(Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso)

Data:	2021
Descripció:	18 pàg.
Resum:	The appearance of new verbs can be observed regularly, but verbs are not frequently investigated in neology, and they are difficult to detect automatically. In this study, a corpusbased method is proposed to detect Spanish verbs with a series of algorithms that analyse the morphology of regular verbs. The vocabulary was drawn from a large corpus and contrasted with a major dictionary of Spanish. Then, a series of filters were applied to distinguish between valid neologism candidates and spelling mistakes. Around 88% of the neologisms proposed by the method were correct and we estimate that the system detected 76% of the neologisms present in the corpus. This procedure can be included in the workflow of a lexicographic project as a regular part of the task, as a systematic way of collecting new verbs from the data and avoiding under-representation or bias.
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Llengua:	Anglès
Document:	Article ; recerca ; Versió acceptada per publicar
Matèria:	Computational lexicography ; Corpus-based lexicography ; Neology ; Spanish ; Verbs
Publicat a:	International Journal of Lexicography, Vol. 34, Num. 3 (2021) , p. 382-399, ISSN 1477-4577

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