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This paper presents a definition of context for the interpretation of word-structure that is based on the formal relation of asymmetry. We provide evidence that morpho-conceptual complexity is optimally tractable in terms of local asymmetrical relations in formal context. We present the main features of a morpho-conceptual parser implementing our proposal. We show, on the basis of the comparison with existing morphological parsers, that the accuracy of the analysis increases when the operations of the parser are oriented by the recognition of local asymmetries in formal contexts. We predict that the inclusion of modules scanning local asymmetries in information processing systems will increase their precision.
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Di Sciullo, AM. (1999). Formal Context and Morphological Analysis. In: Bouquet, P., Benerecetti, M., Serafini, L., Brézillon, P., Castellani, F. (eds) Modeling and Using Context. CONTEXT 1999. Lecture Notes in Computer Science(), vol 1688. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-48315-2_9
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