The semantic and stylistic differentiation of synonyms and near-synonyms
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Summary
A methodology, based on dictionary usage notes, is described that is used to discover the dimensions along which similar words can be differentiated, and a two-part representation for lexical differentiation is discussed.
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- article
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- 1993-01-01
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- 84
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Keywords
Linguistics, Natural language processing, Artificial intelligence, Computer science, Philosophy
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