Enriching a Portuguese WordNet using Synonyms from a Monolingual Dictionary

no code implementations • LREC 2016 • Alberto Sim{\~o}es, Xavier G{\'o}mez Guinovart, Jos{\'e} Jo{\~a}o Almeida

In this article we present an exploratory approach to enrich a WordNet-like lexical ontology with the synonyms present in a standard monolingual Portuguese dictionary.

Structural alignment of plain text books

no code implementations • LREC 2012 • Andr{\'e} Santos, Jos{\'e} Jo{\~a}o Almeida, Nuno Carvalho

Text alignment is one of the main processes for obtaining parallel corpora.

The Minho Quotation Resource

no code implementations • LREC 2012 • Brett Drury, Jos{\'e} Jo{\~a}o Almeida

Direct quotations from business leaders can provide a rich sample of language which is in common use in the world of commerce.

Entity Extraction using GAN