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WordNet®is a large lexical database of English language maintained at the Cognitive Science Laboratory of Princeton University. The database groups nouns, verbs, adjectives and adverbs into sets of synonyms (synsets) each of which express a distinct concept.

Abstract

This paper describes semi-automatic construction of Thai WordNet and the applied method for Asian wordNet. Based on the Princeton WordNet®, we develop a method in generating a WordNet by using an existing bi-lingual dictionary. We align the PWN Synset to a bilingual dictionary through the English equivalent and its part-of-speech (POS), automatically. Manual translation is also employed after the alignment. We also develop a web-based collaborative workbench, called KUI (Knowledge Unifying Initiator), for revising the result of synset assignment and provide a framework to create Asian WordNet via linkage through PWN synset.