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ParaLex

Paradigmatic term clusters in multiple languages - a resource for evaluating word spaces and other semantic similarity models.

Instructions for adding test data to ParaLex

Please create word lists for the different categories (abbrevmonths, cities, colours, dayparts, drinks, establishments, organs, hotdrinks, months, nordics,vegetables, weekdays) with respect to the format as shown in the Example section below.

See the Explanation section for further details about each type of paradigm.

Translate directly from English if it is approroiate, otherewise use the English example as a reference. There are additional notes under the explanation section.

Format

Each column in the test data CSV sheet has a special meaning.

  • Language code: should contain a two character ISO639-1 language code.
  • Comment: any comment you may have regarding the specific test you are inputting into the sheet.
  • Test label: the name of the test, see the Explanation section below for possible values.
  • Term 1 - N: the different words in the test.

Example

Language code Test label Term 1 Term 2 Term 3 Term 4 Term 5 Term 6 Term 7 Term 8 Term 9 Term 10 Term 11 Term 12
EN abbrevmonths jan feb mar apr may jun jul aug oct nov dec
EN cities london paris brussels berlin rome madrid tokyo
EN colours red green blue yellow black white brown orange
EN dayparts morning evening night day afternoon
EN drinks beer wine liquor soda
EN establishments restaurant bistro cafe diner bar pub bakery
EN fruit apple pineapple pear orange
EN organs vagina penis kidney liver heart bladder
EN hotdrinks coffee tea cocoa
EN months january february march april may june july august september october november december
EN nordics sweden finland denmark norway iceland
EN vegetables tomato avocado carrot spinach cucumber celery onion salad
EN weekdays monday tuesday wednesday thursday friday saturday sunday

Explanation

  • abbrevmonths: abbreviations of months (translation)
  • cities: names of international capitals (translation)
  • colours: names of colours (translation, but only if possible)
  • dayparts: names of the different parts of the day (not necessarily translation but common expressions in respective language)
  • drinks: names of drinks (common [cold] drinks in respective language)
  • esablishments: names of establishments (common establishments in respective language)
  • organs: names of bodily organs
  • hotdrinks: names of hot drinks (common hot drinks in respective language)
  • months: names of months (translation)
  • nordics: names of the nordic countries (translation)
  • vegetables: names of vegetables (common vegetables in respective language)
  • weekdays: names of weekdays (translation)