A Novel Approach to Semantic and Coreference Annotation at LLNL

Firpo, M

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

关键词: Data Analysis;    Neurology;    Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory;    99 General And Miscellaneous//Mathematics, Computing, And Information Science;   

DOI  :  10.2172/15014772
RP-ID  :  UCRL-TR-209869
RP-ID  :  W-7405-ENG-48
RP-ID  :  15014772

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来源: UNT Digital Library

【 摘 要 】

A case is made for the importance of high quality semantic and coreference annotation. The challenges of providing such annotation are described. Asperger's Syndrome is introduced, and the connections are drawn between the needs of text annotation and the abilities of persons with Asperger's Syndrome to meet those needs. Finally, a pilot program is recommended wherein semantic annotation is performed by people with Asperger's Syndrome. The primary points embodied in this paper are as follows: (1) Document annotation is essential to the Natural Language Processing (NLP) projects at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL); (2) LLNL does not currently have a system in place to meet its need for text annotation; (3) Text annotation is challenging for a variety of reasons, many related to its very rote nature; (4) Persons with Asperger's Syndrome are particularly skilled at rote verbal tasks, and behavioral experts agree that they would excel at text annotation; and (6) A pilot study is recommend in which two to three people with Asperger's Syndrome annotate documents and then the quality and throughput of their work is evaluated relative to that of their neuro-typical peers.