Bound polysemy is the property of any pair (G1, G2) of graphs on a shared vertex set V for which there exists a partial order on V such that any pair of vertices has an upper bound precisely when the pair is an edge in G1 and a lower bound precisely when it is an edge in G2. We examine several special cases and prove a characterization of the bound polysemic pairs that illuminates a connection ...

WordNet [4] is the lexical database for English language. A synset is a WordNet structure for storing senses of the words. Synset contains a set of synonym words and their brief description called gloss. For example, well, wellspring and fountainhead have the same meaning according to WordNet, so these three words are grouped in to one synset which is explained by a gloss "an abundant source". ...

Vector representations of words have heralded a transformational approach to classical problems in NLP; the most popular example is word2vec. However, a single vector does not suffice to model the polysemous nature of many (frequent) words, i.e., words with multiple meanings. In this paper, we propose a three-fold approach for unsupervised polysemy modeling: (a) context representations, (b) sen...

Cause you know sometimes words have two meanings.' Led Zepppelin, Stairway to Heaven.

The effect of polysemy on lexical decision time: Now you see it, now you don't.

This paper attempts to exemplify the advantages of perceptually grounded semantics with respect to traditional formalist approaches in elucidating the nature of the controversial notion of linguistic polysemy, or multiplicity of meaning. It is also suggested how some aspects of language typically associated with compositionality could be modeled, without there being a strictly \compositional se...

This paper proposes a situation-theoretic account of polysemy: polysemous nouns denote situations that witness (i.e. contain) multiple entities different types. For instance, lunch denotes contain an eating event and some food where these stand in patient relation. A puzzle regarding more than two ways such as statement is the restrictions on copredication they exhibit, namely, multiple, potent...

This research aims at representing noun polysemy so that it can be useful to wordnet bases, particularly in WordNet.Br.

1. SEMANTIC FIELD OF TACTUAL VERBS 1. The sense of touch has always been related to the field of emotions. Expressions such as I'm deeply touched or touching words are widely used in English. Hans Kurath (1921) had already classified sense perception in respect to emotions and stated how 'the kinaesthetic, the visceral, and the tactual perceptions have a relatively stronger tone than those of h...