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1、Knowledge-basedSensePruningusingtheHowNet:anAlternativetoWordSenseDisambiguationByChi-YungWangAThesisSubmittedtoTheHongKongUniversityofScience&TechnologyInPartialFulfillmentoftheRequirementsforTheDegreeofMasterofPhilosophyInComputerScienceJanuary2002,HongKong@Chi-
2、YungWangAllRightsReserved,2002cviiAuthorizationIherebydeclarethatIamthesoleauthorofthethesis.IauthorizetheHongKongUniversityofScience&Technologytolendthisthesistootherinstitutionsorindividualsforthepurposeofscholarlyresearch.IfurtherauthorizetheHongKongUniversityo
3、fScience&Technologytoreproducethethesisbyphotocopyorbyothermeans,intotalorinpart,attherequestofotherinstitutionsorindividualsforthepurposeofscholarlyresearch.________________________________________Chi-YungWangcviiKnowledge-basedSensePruningusingtheHowNet:anAltern
4、ativetoWordSenseDisambiguationByChi-YungWangThisistocertifythatIhaveexaminedtheaboveMPhilthesisandhavefoundthatitiscompleteandsatisfactoryinallrespects,Andthatanyandallrevisionsrequiredbythethesisexaminationcommitteehavebeenmade.______________________________Dr.Br
5、ianMak,Supervisor_____________________________________________Prof.DerickWood,ActingHeadofDepartmentComputerScienceDepartmentJanuary,2002cviiAcknowledgementsIwouldliketotakethischancetoexpressmysinceregratitudetomysupervisors,DrGanKokWeeandDr.BrianMak,fortheirpati
6、enceandguidanceforthisthesis.ThanksgotoDr.Gan,whoacceptedmyMPhilapplicationandsupportedmeasResearchAssistantinmyfirstyear.Atthebeginningofmypostgraduatestudy,Dr.Gangavemeanintensivesetoflessonsaboutlinguisticknowledge,whichIhadn’ttouchedbutisnecessaryforthisthesis
7、.Subsequently,hehasbeenveryhelpfulformystudyandresearch,evenafterhelefttheuniversity.Also,Dr.Ganisaniceperson,whoseconcernformeextendsbeyondacademics.ThanksalsogotoDr.Mak,whoacceptedmeinmysecondyearstudy.Dr.Makisniceandconcise.Hegavememuchsupportinthesiswriting.Ia
8、mverygratefulofmyex-colleague,Mr.Ping-WaiWong,forhisinstanthelpinthequestionoflinguisticknowledge.Heisveryhelpful.IthasbeenagreatexperiencetostudyinHKUS