Adverbs, Surprisingly
Computation and Language
2023-06-01 v1
Abstract
This paper begins with the premise that adverbs are neglected in computational linguistics. This view derives from two analyses: a literature review and a novel adverb dataset to probe a state-of-the-art language model, thereby uncovering systematic gaps in accounts for adverb meaning. We suggest that using Frame Semantics for characterizing word meaning, as in FrameNet, provides a promising approach to adverb analysis, given its ability to describe ambiguity, semantic roles, and null instantiation.
Cite
@article{arxiv.2305.19650,
title = {Adverbs, Surprisingly},
author = {Dmitry Nikolaev and Collin F. Baker and Miriam R. L. Petruck and Sebastian Padó},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2305.19650},
year = {2023}
}