Wortsinnbestimmung
Wortsinnbestimmung, a German term, translates to "word meaning determination" or "sense disambiguation." It refers to the process of identifying the correct meaning of a word when it has multiple possible interpretations. This is a crucial task in natural language processing and computational linguistics, as well as in traditional linguistics and lexicography.
Ambiguity in word meaning, known as polysemy or homonymy, is a common feature of human languages. For
In computational linguistics, Wortsinnbestimmung is often tackled using statistical methods, machine learning algorithms, or rule-based systems.
The applications of Wortsinnbestimmung are widespread. It is essential for accurate machine translation, improving search engine