A Distributed Database System for Developing Ontological and Lexical Resources in Harmony

Abstract

Abstract. In this article, we present the basic ideas of creating a new information-rich lexical database of Dutch, called Cornetto, that is interconnected with corresponding English synsets and a formal ontology. The Cornetto database is based on two existing electronic dictionaries -the Referentie Bestand Nederlands (RBN) and the Dutch wordnet (DWN). The former holds FrameNet-like information for Dutch and the latter is structured as the English wordnet. In Cornetto, three different collections are maintained for lexical units, synsets and ontology terms.The database interlinks the three collections and aims at clarifying the relations between them. The organization and work processes of the project are briefly introduced.We also describe the design and implementation of new tools prepared for the lexicographic work on the Cornetto project. The tools are based on the DEB development platform and behave as special dictionary clients for the well-known DEBVisDic wordnet editor and browser.

Software Tools for Big Data Resources in Family Names Dictionaries

“…Since 2005, DEB has been employed in more than 20 international research projects. Examples of applications based on the DEB platform include the Czech Lexical Database (see Horák, Rambousek, 2013) with detailed information on more than 213,000 Czech words, or the complex lexical database, Cornetto, combining the Dutch wordnet, an ontology, and an elaborate lexicon, see Horák, Vossen, Rambousek (2008), or DEBVisDic (Horak, Rambousek, 2007), the wordnet editor used for development of many national wordnets around the world. Current ongoing projects include the Pattern Dictionary of English Verbs tightly interlinked with corpus evidence, see Maarouf et al (2014), and a compilation of the Dictionary of the Czech Sign Language with extensive use of multimedia recordings to present the signs visually, see Rambousek, Horak (2015).…”

A New Approach for Semi-Automatic Building and Extending a Multilingual Terminology Thesaurus

“…Examples of applications based on the DEB platform include the Czech Lexical Database 36 with detailed information on more than 213,000 Czech words, or the complex lexical database, Cornetto, combining the Dutch WordNet, an ontology, and an elaborate lexicon. 37 Current ongoing projects include the Pattern Dictionary of English Verbs tightly interlinked with corpus evidence, 38 the Dictionary of Family names in Britain and Ireland 39 providing a detailed investigation into over 45,000 surnames to be published by Oxford University Press, and a compilation of the Dictionary of the Czech Sign Language with extensive use of multimedia recordings to present the signs visually. The DEB platform is based on a client-server architecture, which provides a raft of benefits.…”