doi: 10.18178/ijfcc.2017.6.2.488
Meaning Estimation Method of Alphabetical Abbreviation Using Lexical Conceptualization and Wikipedia
Kazuto Goto
1
,
Seiji Tsuchiya
2
,
Hirokazu Watabe
2
- 1 Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Doshisha University, Kyotanabe, Japan.
- 2 Faculty of Science and Engineering, Doshisha University, Kyotanabe, Japan.
Abstract
Alphabetical abbreviations are often used; theyare composed of initials of each English word. However,alphabetical abbreviations have problem with the polysemy. Inthis paper, we propose the method to estimate the meaning of analphabetical abbreviation. The proposal method regardsmeaning estimation of an alphabetical abbreviation as meaningestimation of unknown word. This method uses the concept base,and, Calculation of Degree of Association or Earth Mover'sDistance. They allow conceptualization of a word andevaluation of semasiological association between conceptualizedwords. And, Wikipedia is used to complement lack ofinformation due to an alphabetical abbreviation. This Paperused 129 articles to evaluate the proposal method. Theexperiments showed that the accuracy of the proposal methodwas 79% and this method was effective than other method.
Keywords
- Alphabetical abbreviation
- meaningestimation
- conceptualization
- Wikipedia
How to Cite
Kazuto Goto, Seiji Tsuchiya, and Hirokazu Watabe, "Meaning Estimation Method of Alphabetical Abbreviation Using Lexical Conceptualization and Wikipedia," International Journal of Future Computer and Communication, vol. 6, no. 2, pp. 53-57, 2017. https://doi.org/ 10.18178/ijfcc.2017.6.2.488
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