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From: WEBER3@HARVARDA.BITNET (Bob Weber)
Newsgroups: mod.ai
Subject: QUERY RE PUBLIC AND PRIVATE LEXICONS
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Date: Tue, 4-Mar-86 03:35:06 EST
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I am currently evaluating available lexicons as part of a project
to develop a NLP system with commercial potential.
I would like information concerning machine-readable lexicons
and thesauri that are not now commercial products but that are publically
or privately available. Specifically, I am interested in the
following information: (1) number of words and how they were
selected for inclusion in the lexicon, (2) how much and what
kind of syntactical information is incorporated, (3) for verbs, whether
case information is included, and if so, what kind and to what extent,
(4) whether the lexicon incorporates any class hierarchy information,
(5) references to research using the lexicon, (6) the willingness
of the owner to share or sell, and approximate price if for sale,
(7) other descriptive information necessary for evaluating the
contents of the lexicon.

Please reply directly to:  Weber3%Harvarda.BITNET@WISCVM.WISC.EDU

Thanks in advance. If the replies are sufficiently interesting,
I will repost.