We propose a comprehensive annotation framework for modality, which encompasses and supports existing annotation schemes, by adopting a construction-centered view. Rather than seeing modality as a feature of a trigger or of a target, we view it as a feature of the triad “trigger-target-relation”, which we name construction. We motivate the need for such an approach from a theoretical perspective, and we also show that a construction-centered annotation scheme is operationally valid. We evaluate inter-annotator agreement via a pilot study, and find that modalised constructions identified by different annotators can be successfully aligned, as a first crucial step towards further agreement evaluations.
A Construction-centered approach to the annotation of modality
Ghia E.;
2016-01-01
Abstract
We propose a comprehensive annotation framework for modality, which encompasses and supports existing annotation schemes, by adopting a construction-centered view. Rather than seeing modality as a feature of a trigger or of a target, we view it as a feature of the triad “trigger-target-relation”, which we name construction. We motivate the need for such an approach from a theoretical perspective, and we also show that a construction-centered annotation scheme is operationally valid. We evaluate inter-annotator agreement via a pilot study, and find that modalised constructions identified by different annotators can be successfully aligned, as a first crucial step towards further agreement evaluations.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
