Connective-Lex: A Web-Based Multilingual Lexical Resource for Connectives
In this paper, we present a tangible outcome of the TextLink network: a joint online database project displaying and linking existing and newly-created lexicons of discourse connectives in multiple languages. We discuss the definition and demarcation of the class of connectives that should be includ...
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| description | In this paper, we present a tangible outcome of the TextLink network: a joint online database project displaying and linking existing and newly-created lexicons of discourse connectives in multiple languages. We discuss the definition and demarcation of the class of connectives that should be included in such a resource, and present the syntactic, semantic/pragmatic, and lexicographic information we collected. Further, the technical implementation of the database and the search functionality are presented. We discuss how the multilingual integration of several connective lexicons provides added value for linguistic researchers and other users interested in connectives, by allowing crosslinguistic comparison and a direct linking between discourse relational devices in different languages. Finally, we provide pointers for possible future extensions both in breadth (i.e., by adding lexicons for additional languages) and depth (by extending the information provided for each connective item and by strengthening the crosslinguistic links). |
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| spelling | doaj-art-9539607bc64d4fd88f0cf21f0344829e2025-01-30T09:53:07ZengPresses universitaires de CaenDiscours1963-17232019-10-012410.4000/discours.10098Connective-Lex: A Web-Based Multilingual Lexical Resource for ConnectivesManfred StedeTatjana SchefflerAmália MendesIn this paper, we present a tangible outcome of the TextLink network: a joint online database project displaying and linking existing and newly-created lexicons of discourse connectives in multiple languages. We discuss the definition and demarcation of the class of connectives that should be included in such a resource, and present the syntactic, semantic/pragmatic, and lexicographic information we collected. Further, the technical implementation of the database and the search functionality are presented. We discuss how the multilingual integration of several connective lexicons provides added value for linguistic researchers and other users interested in connectives, by allowing crosslinguistic comparison and a direct linking between discourse relational devices in different languages. Finally, we provide pointers for possible future extensions both in breadth (i.e., by adding lexicons for additional languages) and depth (by extending the information provided for each connective item and by strengthening the crosslinguistic links).https://journals.openedition.org/discours/10098discourse connectiveslexiconmultilingual resourcescrosslinguistic links |
| spellingShingle | Manfred Stede Tatjana Scheffler Amália Mendes Connective-Lex: A Web-Based Multilingual Lexical Resource for Connectives Discours discourse connectives lexicon multilingual resources crosslinguistic links |
| title | Connective-Lex: A Web-Based Multilingual Lexical Resource for Connectives |
| title_full | Connective-Lex: A Web-Based Multilingual Lexical Resource for Connectives |
| title_fullStr | Connective-Lex: A Web-Based Multilingual Lexical Resource for Connectives |
| title_full_unstemmed | Connective-Lex: A Web-Based Multilingual Lexical Resource for Connectives |
| title_short | Connective-Lex: A Web-Based Multilingual Lexical Resource for Connectives |
| title_sort | connective lex a web based multilingual lexical resource for connectives |
| topic | discourse connectives lexicon multilingual resources crosslinguistic links |
| url | https://journals.openedition.org/discours/10098 |
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