8.992, Qs: French,Semantics,Absolute constructions

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LINGUIST List:  Vol-8-992. Fri Jul 4 1997. ISSN: 1068-4875.

Subject: 8.992, Qs: French,Semantics,Absolute constructions

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1)
Date:  Tue, 01 Jul 1997 18:11:07 -0400
From:  CARMEN COUSTAUT <coustaut at wam.umd.edu>
Subject:  French dictionary

2)
Date:  Mon, 30 Jun 1997 12:01:50 -1000
From:  Anne Sing <annes at htdc.org>
Subject:  Semantics Software

3)
Date:  Wed, 2 Jul 1997 13:24:23 +0100 (WET DST)
From:  Ana Lucia Santos <als at iltec.iltec.pt>
Subject:  Absolute constructions

-------------------------------- Message 1 -------------------------------

Date:  Tue, 01 Jul 1997 18:11:07 -0400
From:  CARMEN COUSTAUT <coustaut at wam.umd.edu>
Subject:  French dictionary

I am also looking for an advanced French-English dictionary for
Windows 95.  If anyone finds something, please e-mail the information
to me at cc95 at umail.umd.edu.  Thank you.


-------------------------------- Message 2 -------------------------------

Date:  Mon, 30 Jun 1997 12:01:50 -1000
From:  Anne Sing <annes at htdc.org>
Subject:  Semantics Software


We would like to increase accuracy of our parser by adding more
semantic information similar to what is available in Word Net.  Could
anyone give us information about other products of that nature.

Thanks much

Phil Bralich
Ergo Linguistic Technologies
bralich at htdc.org


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Date:  Wed, 2 Jul 1997 13:24:23 +0100 (WET DST)
From:  Ana Lucia Santos <als at iltec.iltec.pt>
Subject:  Absolute constructions



I am looking for work done on absolute constructions. Do you have some
references? A collection of data (in any language where we can find
this construction) would also be very helpful.


I am refering to constructions such as "Feitas as malas,..." in
Portuguese or, to give you an example in Spanish, "Una vez terminada
la guerra,...".


Please send your answers to:

als at iltec.iltec.pt


Thanks,

Ana Lucia Santos

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