Annotating the Structure and Semantics of Fables
Oi Yee Kwong · Institutional Repositories DataBase (IRDB) · 2011
Abstract. This paper outlines an annotation scheme we developed for a corpus of fables. Reference is made to previous studies on discourse structure and story grammar, as well as discourse relations and text coherence. The applicability and adequacy of the various frameworks for annotating and analysing fables are considered. The current work addresses several issues including the basic units for discourse segments, the distinction between structure and semantics in stories, the characteristics of fables, and the practicality and annotator-friendliness of the annotation scheme. A concise set of structural and semantic tags is thus synergised and applied. Some interim results and future directions are discussed.