Sub-Term Mapping Tool (stmt)

- Introduction
- Set Up
- Test Run
- Input
- Output
- Options

Introduction

Stmt (Sub-Term Mapping Tool) is a generic sub-term tool provides APIs to find:

• if the input term is in a specified corpus
• the longest prefix subterm in a specified corpus
• all prefix subterms in a specified corpus
• all subterms in a specified corpus
• all subterm patterns
• all permutation of synonym substitutions

Set Up

Follow the installation instructions to install and run the stmt program. Check on the following items only if you don't use the provided script to install Sub-Term Mapping Tools.

• CLASSPATH:
  1. include the STMT distribution jar file, ${STMT_DIR}/lib/stmt${YEAR}dist.jar, in your CLASSPATH.
  2. include the stmt top directory in your CLASSPATH.

• Configuration File: assign the full path of the top directory of stmt${YEAR} to a variable named ROOT_DIR in the configuration file, data/Config/stmt.properties.

• Lvg Configuration File: set the lvg configuration file (LVG_CONFIG_FILE) to the default (data/Config/lvg.properties) or your installed lvg directory in the stmt configuration file.

Test Run

• Run java program

  Enter the command:

  > stmt -p
  - Please input a term (type "Ctl-d" to quit) >
  Lung exam
  --- In Corpus: false
  
  --- longest prefix: lung
  --- Prefix Subterms ---
  lung
  
  --- subterms ---
  lung
  exam
  
  --- subterm synonym substitutions ---
  alveolar exam
  alveolar examination
  alveolar test
  lung examination
  lung test
  pneumal exam
  pneumal examination
  pneumal test
  pneumonic exam
  pneumonic examination
  pneumonic test
  pulmonary exam
  pulmonary examination
  pulmonary test
  pulmonic exam
  pulmonic examination
  pulmonic test
  

  where:

  • stmt: stmt script to run stmt Java class
  • -p: set stmt system option to show prompt (try -h option!)

Input

Free text (a word or term)

Output

Subterms and subterm synonym substitutions

Options

Please refer to design document