From 6a8ba7a4c00ed011798a7b597c1e65cb1d9053ca Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Chris Dyer Date: Sun, 13 Feb 2011 22:47:57 -0500 Subject: add readme --- phrasinator/README | 16 ++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+) create mode 100644 phrasinator/README diff --git a/phrasinator/README b/phrasinator/README new file mode 100644 index 00000000..fb5b93ef --- /dev/null +++ b/phrasinator/README @@ -0,0 +1,16 @@ +The "phrasinator" uses a simple Bayesian nonparametric model to segment +text into chunks. The inferred model is then saved so that it can rapidly +predict segments in new (but related) texts. + + Input will be a corpus of sentences, e.g.: + + economists have argued that real interest rates have fallen . + + The output will be a model that, when run with cdec, will produce + a segmentation into phrasal units, e.g.: + + economists have argued that real_interest_rates have fallen . + + +To train a model, run ./train-phrasinator.pl and follow instructions. + -- cgit v1.2.3