?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=Designing+Domain+Ontology%3A+A+Study+in+Lexical+Semantics&rft.creator=Karmakar%2C+Samir&rft.subject=Language&rft.subject=Philosophy+of+Language&rft.subject=Computational+Linguistics&rft.subject=Semantics&rft.description=Preparing+a+multi-purpose+lexicon+requires+a+systematic+analysis+of+inter-conceptual+relations.+These+relations+are+of+two+types%2C+namely+(i)+syntactic+and+(ii)+semantic%2C+which+can+further+be+decomposed+to+capture+the+greater+explanatory+adequacy.+But+the+exploration+of+the+lexical+structure+becomes+intricate+because+of+the+hidden+dynamics+of+the+context%3B+since+traditionally%2C+language+has+been+viewed+as+a+totality+of+lexicon+and+computation+system%2C+and+major+emphasis+has+been+given+to+the+designing+of+the+computational+system%2C+considering+the+designing+of+the+lexicon+internal+domain+ontology+as+a+mere+metaphysical+game%2C+when+in+reality+it+is+a+serious+epistemic+concern%2C+because+of+having+the+capacity+of+licensing+inferences.+Therefore+a+lexical+level+representation+should+have+enough+scope+to+incorporate+the+contextual+information.+%0A%0ADesigning+domain+ontology+is+important+since+it+tells+us+about+the+conceptual+constellation+within+the+coherent+whole+of+which+the+related+terms+are+meaningful.+Isolating+a+term+from+the+corresponding+constellation+will+results+into+the+evaporation+of+meaning.+Furthermore+it+provides+the+basis%2C+upon+which+the+entire+linguistic+structure+rests.+If+so%2C+then+how+is+it+possible+to+construct+a+lexicon%2C+by+divorcing+the+ontological+issues%3F+And+at+the+same+time%2C+ontology+by+itself+is+not+enough%2C+again+because+of+the+reason+that+the+higher+order+typifications+of+those+(grounded)+concepts+and+their+corresponding+interrelations+among+the+types+ultimately+results+into+the+consequent+super-ordinating+levels%2C+containing+the+syntactic+information+pertinent+to+a+symbol+manipulating+system.+%0A+%0A%0AIn+this+paper+I+would+show+that+the+representation+of+a+lexical+structure%2C+should+include+both+kind+of+information+which+are+pertinent+to+the+closed+class+and+as+well+as+the+open+class+semantics%2C+on+the+basis+of+examples%2C+cited+from+English+and+Bengali.%0A&rft.date=2007&rft.type=Preprint&rft.type=NonPeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F5455%2F1%2Flril-07-full_paper_samir_karmakar.pdf&rft.identifier=++Karmakar%2C+Samir++(2007)+Designing+Domain+Ontology%3A+A+Study+in+Lexical+Semantics.++%5BPreprint%5D+++++&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F5455%2F