getRelatedSynsets {wordnet}R Documentation

Get related synsets for a synset

Description

Get related synsets for a given synset based on a pointer symbol.

Usage

getRelatedSynsets(synset, pointerSymbol)

Arguments

synset Basic synset.
pointerSymbol A symbol indicating the type of the related synsets. An overview is available at http://wordnet.princeton.edu/man/wnsearch.3WN.html#sect4.

Value

A list of synsets.

Author(s)

Ingo Feinerer

References

M. Wallace (2007). Jawbone Java WordNet API. http://mfwallace.googlepages.com/jawbone.html

See Also

getSynsets

Examples

validInstallation <- initDict()
if (validInstallation) {
    dict <- getDictInstance()
    filter <- getTermFilter("ExactMatchFilter", "hot", TRUE)
    terms <- getIndexTerms(dict, "ADJECTIVE", 5, filter)
    synsets <- getSynsets(terms[[1]])
    related <- getRelatedSynsets(synsets[[1]], "!")
    sapply(related, getWord)
}

[Package wordnet version 0.1-1 Index]