######################## README #############################
@author: Yash Pradhan - ypp170130
The uploaded folder "HW4_Yash Pradhan" contains following:
1. readme.txt file
2. SimplifiedLesk.py containing code
3. "HW4_Yash Pradhan.pdf" containing solutions to questions
that require hand computation.
Instructions about executing the code:
File: SimplifiedLesk.py
Language: Python
NOTE: The sentence and word are provided in the code.
Sample Run:
> python SimplifiedLesk.py
Sample Output:
Synset('bank.n.01')
Definition: sloping land (especially the slope beside a body of water)
Overlap: 1
Synset('depository_financial_institution.n.01')
Definition: a financial institution that accepts deposits and channels the money into lending activities
Overlap: 3
Synset('bank.n.03')
Definition: a long ridge or pile
Overlap: 1
Synset('bank.n.04')
Definition: an arrangement of similar objects in a row or in tiers
Overlap: 1
Synset('bank.n.05')
Definition: a supply or stock held in reserve for future use (especially in emergencies)
Overlap: 1
Synset('bank.n.06')
Definition: the funds held by a gambling house or the dealer in some gambling games
Overlap: 1
Synset('bank.n.07')
Definition: a slope in the turn of a road or track; the outside is higher than the inside in order to reduce the effects of centrifugal force
Overlap: 0
Synset('savings_bank.n.02')
Definition: a container (usually with a slot in the top) for keeping money at home
Overlap: 1
Synset('bank.n.09')
Definition: a building in which the business of banking transacted
Overlap: 1
Synset('bank.n.10')
Definition: a flight maneuver; aircraft tips laterally about its longitudinal axis (especially in turning)
Overlap: 1
Synset('bank.v.01')
Definition: tip laterally
Overlap: 1
Synset('bank.v.02')
Definition: enclose with a bank
Overlap: 1
Synset('bank.v.03')
Definition: do business with a bank or keep an account at a bank
Overlap: 1
Synset('bank.v.04')
Definition: act as the banker in a game or in gambling
Overlap: 0
Synset('bank.v.05')
Definition: be in the banking business
Overlap: 0
Synset('deposit.v.02')
Definition: put into a bank account
Overlap: 2
Synset('bank.v.07')
Definition: cover with ashes so to control the rate of burning
Overlap: 2
Synset('trust.v.01')
Definition: have confidence or faith in
Overlap: 1
Best Sense by Simplified Lesk:
Sentence: The bank can guarantee deposits will eventually cover future tuition costs because it invests in adjustable-rate mortgage securities.
word: bank
Synset('depository_financial_institution.n.01')
Max Overlap: 3
Definition: a financial institution that accepts deposits and channels the money into lending activities
Example 1 : he cashed a check at the bank
Example 2 : that bank holds the mortgage on my home
######### END OF SAMPLE OUTPUT #################
The file "HW4_Yash Pradhan.pdf" has the solutions to problems
solved by hand.
Q1. Statistical Parsing
Q2. Thematic Role Labelling