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Lexical Tools

Sources of 2020 new SD-Rules

17 SD-Rules are proposed to be evaluated and added to 2021 release. They are from expert's and user's suggestions and computer generation as described bellows:

  • Linguist's domain (Expert's and user's suggestions):
    such as from Lexicongraphers and NLP users, 3 SD-Rules are suggested in this category for evaluation.

    • OTHERS:
      Suggested RulesExamples
      $|noun|cide$|noun
      • mosquito|noun|mosquitocide|noun
      $|verb|ed$|adj
      • expect|verb|expected|adj
      t$|verb|tted$|adj
      • fit|verb|fitted|adj

  • Computation Linguistics' domain:
    from known suffixDs, utilize computer programs to retrieve high frequency SD-rules. The SD-Rules derived from the program are root parent-rules (SD-Rule without parent rules). Two sets of known suffixDs (nomD and orgD) are used to select 14 SD-Rules as follows:
    • NOM_D:
      Derived Rules from NomDExamples
      ability$|noun|eable$|adj
      • usability|noun|E0063734|useable|adj|E0063735
      c$|adj|sm$|noun
      • dynamic|adj|E0024168|dynamism|noun|E0024171
      er$|verb|ration$|noun
      • register|verb|E0052521|registration|noun|E0052523
      $|verb|nce$|noun
      • reside|verb|E0052955|residence|noun|E0052956
      ed$|adj|ment$|noun
      • unfulfilled|adj|E0312805|unfulfillment|noun|E0538318
      ity$|noun|y$|adj
      • supplementarity|noun|E0522857|supplementary|adj|E0059133|
      $|adj|y$|noun
      • left|adj|E0037123|lefty|noun|E0320471
      able$|adj|eability$|noun
      • scalable|adj|E0226607|scaleability|noun|E0226606
      e$|verb|ition$|noun
      • suppose|verb|E0059144|supposition|noun|E0059148
      d$|verb|sion$|noun
      • expand|verb|E0026715|expansion|noun|E0026720

    • ORG_FACT:
      Derived Rules from OrgDExamples
      er$|noun|y$|noun
      • biographer|noun|E0359792|biography|noun|E0013019
      ctic$|adj|xis$|noun
      • endomictic|adj|E0565942|endomixis|noun|E0565943
      er$|noun|ing$|noun
      • matcher|noun|E0333783|matching|noun|E0595866 (two steps derivational processes)
      e$|noun|ous$|adj
      • urine|noun|E0063667|urinous|adj|E0063677