?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=Constructing+semantic+representations+using+the+MDL+principle&rft.creator=Fertig%2C+Niels&rft.creator=Scheler%2C+Gabriele&rft.subject=Language&rft.subject=Machine+Learning&rft.subject=Statistical+Models&rft.description=Words+receive+a+significant+part+of+their+meaning+from+use+in+communicative+settings.+The+formal+mechanisms+of+lexical%0Aacquisition%2C+as+they+apply+to+rich+situational+settings%2Cmay%0Aalso+be+studied+in+the+limited+case+of+corpora+of+written+texts.+This+work+constitutes+an+approach+to+deriving+semantic+representations+for+lexemes+using+techniques+from+%0Astatistical+induction.+In+particular%2C+a+number+of+variations+on+the+MDL+principle+were+applied+to+selected+sample+sets+and+their+influence+on+emerging+theories+of+word+meaning+explored.+We+found+that+by+changing+the+definition+of+description+length+for+data+and+theory+-+which+is+equivalent+to+different+encodings+of+data+and+theory+-+we+may+customize+%0Athe+emerging+theory%2C+augmenting+and+altering+frequency+effects.+Also+the+influence+of+the+stochastic+properties+of+%0Athe+size+of+the+theory+has+been+demonstrated.+The+results+consist+in+a+set+of+distributional+properties+of+lexemes%2C+which+reflect+cognitive+distinctions+in+the+meaning+of+words.&rft.date=1997&rft.type=Conference+Paper&rft.type=PeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpostscript&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F1484%2F2%2Ffertig-scheler.ps&rft.identifier=++Fertig%2C+Niels+and+Scheler%2C+Gabriele++(1997)+Constructing+semantic+representations+using+the+MDL+principle.++%5BConference+Paper%5D++++(Unpublished)++&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F1484%2F