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Semantic Representation of Adverbs in the Lexicalized Meaning Representation (LMR) Framework

Authors Jorge Baptista , Izabela Müller , Sónia Reis

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  • Computing methodologies → Semantic networks
Keywords
  • Semantic representation
  • Adverbs
  • Lexicalized Meaning Representation (LMR)
  • Abstract Meaning Representation (AMR)
  • Annotation guidelines
  • European Portuguese
  • Brazilian Portuguese
  • Comparative analysis
  • The Little Prince
  • Corpus linguistics
  • Natural Language Processing (NLP)
  • Multi-word expressions
  • Syntactic-semantic interface
  • Linguistic theory

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Abstract

Semantic parsing serves as a crucial interface between natural language and formal meaning representations, enabling computational systems to capture the underlying semantic structure of linguistic expressions. This paper addresses a relatively understudied area in both linguistic theory and natural language processing: the semantic representation of adverbs. We conduct a comparative analysis of annotation guidelines and practices across two semantic representation frameworks: Lexicalized Meaning Representation (LMR), applied to the European Portuguese edition of the novella "O Principezinho" by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry (1943); and Abstract Meaning Representation (AMR), applied to the Brazilian Portuguese edition, "O Pequeno Príncipe". The study reveals significant limitations in AMR’s handling of adverbial constructions, particularly when assessed against contemporary syntactic-semantic advances in linguistic theory. Furthermore, it highlights the theoretical and practical challenges that LMR continues to face in this domain.

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Jorge Baptista, Izabela Müller, and Sónia Reis. Semantic Representation of Adverbs in the Lexicalized Meaning Representation (LMR) Framework. In 14th Symposium on Languages, Applications and Technologies (SLATE 2025). Open Access Series in Informatics (OASIcs), Volume 135, pp. 9:1-9:18, Schloss Dagstuhl – Leibniz-Zentrum für Informatik (2025) https://doi.org/10.4230/OASIcs.SLATE.2025.9

Author Details

Jorge Baptista
  • University of Algarve, Campus de Gambelas, Faro, Portugal
  • INESC-ID Lisboa, Portugal
Izabela Müller
  • University of Algarve, Faro, Portugal
  • INESC-ID Lisboa, Portugal
Sónia Reis
  • University of Algarve, Faro, Portugal
  • INESC-ID Lisboa, Portugal

Funding

This work was partially supported by Portuguese national funds through Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, DOI: 10.54499/UIDB/50021/2020).
  • Müller, Izabela: Universidade do Algarve, Faculdade de Ciências Humanas e Sociais, Programa de Doutoramento em Ciências da Linguagem

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