Lexical Tools

Sources of 2016 SD-Rules

11 SD-Rules are proposed to be evaluated and added to 2016 release. They are from expert's suggestions and computer generation as described bellows:

  • Linguist's domain (Expert's suggestions):
    such as from LexBuilders and NLP users, 2 SD-Rules are suggested in this category for evaluation.

    • OTHERS:
      Suggested RulesExamples
      al$|adj|ine$|noun
      • medical|adj|medicine|noun
      esis$|noun|ic$|adj
      • muscular dysgenesis|noun|muscular dysgenic|adj

  • Computation Linguistics' domain:
    from known suffixDs, utilize computer programs to retrieve high frequency SD-rules. The SD-Rules derived from the program are root parent-rules (Sd-Rule without parent rules). Two sets of known suffixDs (nomD and orgD) are used to select 9 SD-Rules as follows:
    • NOM_D:
      Derived Rules from NomDExamples
      ation$|noun|ed$|adj
      • excitation|noun|E0026541|excited|adj|E0218417
      $|adj|ism$|noun
      • lyric|adj|E0421373|lyricism|noun|E0589144
      e$|adj|ion$|noun
      • opposite|adj|E0540612|opposition|noun|E0044001
      e$|verb|is$|noun
      • base|verb|E0012022|basis|noun|E0012081

    • ORG_FACT:
      Derived Rules from OrgDExamples
      ve$|adj|on$|noun
      • vibrative|adj|E0531681|vibration|noun|E0064549
      ship$|noun|$|noun
      • citizenship|noun|E0433806|citizen|noun|E0017162
      age$|noun|$|noun
      • percentage|noun|E0046362|percent|noun|E0046984
      ic$|adj|e$|noun
      • hemoscopic|adj|E0599517|hemoscope|noun|E0593476
      tic$|adj|sia$|noun
      • anesthetic|adj|E0330019|anesthesia|noun|E0008935