Collaboratively Constructed Language Resources (CCLRs) such as
Wikipedia, Wiktionary, Linked Open Data, and various resources developed
using crowdsourcing techniques such as Games with a Purpose and
Mechanical Turk have substantially contributed to the research in
natural language processing (NLP). Various NLP tasks utilize such
resources to substitute for or supplement conventional lexical semantic
resources and linguistically annotated corpora. These resources also
provide an extensive body of texts from which valuable knowledge is
mined. There are an increasing number of community efforts to link and
maintain multiple linguistic resources.
This book aims offers comprehensive coverage of CCLR-related topics,
including their construction, utilization in NLP tasks, and interlinkage
and management. Various Bachelor/Master/Ph.D. programs in natural
language processing, computational linguistics, and knowledge discovery
can use this book both as the main text and as a supplementary reading.
The book also provides a valuable reference guide for researchers and
professionals for the above topics.