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LEMMATIZATION [2 records]

Record 1 2015-04-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Language (General)
  • Lexicology, Lexicography, Terminology
CONT

... whereas the computer can far outstrip the human sorter in simple alphabetic sorting, it has no such advantages in ... homograph separation.

OBS

The sorting stage of dictionary-making... may be regarded as the sum of three processes-alphabetic... sorting, "lemmatization",... and the separation of homographs(thus the quotations for lead(the verb) would be grouped separately from those for lead(the noun].

OBS

homographs: Separate main entries are made for all words in the general language that are spelled identically but are of different derivation.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Linguistique (Généralités)
  • Lexicologie, lexicographie et terminologie
DEF

Mode de présentation des informations qui consiste à faire de chaque adresse [...] la vedette [...] d'un article [...] différent. Ainsi, dans le Petit Robert, qui procède par dégroupement, les adresses Compatible, Compatibilité, Incompatible, Incompatibilité sont les vedettes de quatre articles différents, éclatés aux lettres C et I, alors que ces quatre mots, appartenant à la même famille sont regroupés au sein d'un article unique dans le Dictionnaire du français contemporain.

Spanish

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Record 2 2001-05-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Software
DEF

A process of deriving the base form.

OBS

"go" becomes the base form of "goes" by deinflection; "go" also serves as the base form of "went" by virtue of irregular verb conventions that do not conform to standard inflectional practice.

OBS

The result may also be called lemmatization.

OBS

Term and definition standardized by ISO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Logiciels
DEF

Processus consistant à dériver la forme de base.

OBS

«naître» devient la forme de base de «naît» par suppression des désinences, mais «naître» est également la forme de base de «naquit» en vertu des règles régissant les verbes irréguliers, qui diffèrent des pratiques courantes de conjugaison.

OBS

Le résultat peut également être appelé lemmatisation.

OBS

Terme et définition normalisés par l'ISO.

Spanish

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