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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Dear list
members,</SPAN></FONT><o:p></o:p></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">I'm <FONT color=#000000><SPAN
style="COLOR: navy"><SPAN class=922313900-05012006>looking for
</SPAN></SPAN>automatic POS tagging software<SPAN
class=922313900-05012006> for my research</SPAN>.<SPAN style="COLOR: navy">
S</SPAN>earch<SPAN style="COLOR: navy">es in internet often</SPAN> show <SPAN
style="COLOR: navy">literature</SPAN> about how to improve the accuracy and
effectiveness of tagging programmes and <SPAN
class=922313900-05012006>about </SPAN>the algorithms used <SPAN
class=922313900-05012006>for tagging </SPAN>but not software that is
available in the market. <SPAN class=GramE>CLAW<SPAN
style="COLOR: navy">S</SPAN> is</SPAN> commonly used software but the problem is
that it runs on UNIX, <SPAN style="COLOR: navy">of</SPAN> which I have no
knowledge.</FONT></SPAN><o:p></o:p></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">I would be
grateful to anyone who could <FONT color=#000000><SPAN
style="COLOR: navy">give me pointers on</SPAN> relevant software that is
available in the market or <SPAN class=922313900-05012006>on </SPAN><SPAN
style="COLOR: navy">any</SPAN> relevant websites. <SPAN
style="COLOR: navy"><SPAN class=922313900-05012006> The most suitable
software for me should be user-friendly, able to produce reasonably
accurate results, </SPAN></SPAN>able to run on Windows<SPAN
class=922313900-05012006> </SPAN>and able to tag words with
subclassification, e.g. to tag adjectives <SPAN style="COLOR: navy">as</SPAN>
predicates, attributes, superlatives, participles,
etc.</FONT></SPAN><o:p></o:p></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Best</SPAN></FONT><o:p></o:p></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Peter<SPAN
class=922313900-05012006> Lam</SPAN></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><SPAN
class=922313900-05012006>PhD Student</SPAN></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><SPAN
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