Word Sense Disambiguation: Algorithms and Applications

by Eneko Agirre (Editor), Philip Edmonds (Editor)

This is the first comprehensive book to cover all aspects of word sense disambiguation. It covers major algorithms, techniques, performance measures, results, philosophical issues and applications. The text synthesizes past and current research across the field, and helps developers grasp which techniques will best apply to their particular application, how to build and evaluate systems, and what performance to expect. An accompanying Website extends the effectiveness of the text.

388 pages, Paperback

First published July 1, 2006