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{{name|The distributional hypothesis}} | '''{{name|The distributional hypothesis}}''' is the idea that words that are used and occur in the same contexts tend to convey similar meanings - "a word is characterized by the company it keeps". | ||
is the idea that words that are used and occur in the same contexts tend to convey similar meanings - "a word is characterized by the company it keeps". | |||
This seems e.g. supported by the way language learners pick up the likely meaning of new words. | This seems e.g. supported by the way language learners pick up the likely meaning of new words. | ||
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For example, | For example, | ||
[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Distributional_semantics distributional semantics] | [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Distributional_semantics distributional semantics] says "we do that by looking at distributions", but actually little more than that. | ||
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and maybe say something about the similarity of nouns based on what verbs they often appear with. | and maybe say something about the similarity of nouns based on what verbs they often appear with. | ||
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Z S Harris (1954) "{{search|Harris 1954 "Distributional Structure"|Distributional Structure}}" | |||
Latest revision as of 13:41, 28 March 2024
The distributional hypothesis is the idea that words that are used and occur in the same contexts tend to convey similar meanings - "a word is characterized by the company it keeps".
This seems e.g. supported by the way language learners pick up the likely meaning of new words.
This idea is known under a few names,
but note that few of them really describe a very specific or technique or further assumptions they make.
For example,
distributional semantics says "we do that by looking at distributions", but actually little more than that.
Z S Harris (1954) "Distributional Structure"