Analysis of TimeBank as a Resource for TimeML Parsing
Branimir Boguraev, Rie Kubota Ando · 2006
We present an analysis of the TimeBank corpus-the only available reference for TimeML-compliant annotation-from the point of view of its utility as a training resource for developing automated TimeML annotators.Experimental results indicative of the potential of TimeBank are encouraging; at the same time, closer inspection of causes for some systematic errors shows certain deficiencies in the corpus, primarily to do with small size and inconsistent annotation.Our analysis suggests that even a reference resource, developed outside of a rigorous process of corpus design and creation, can be extremely valuable for training and development purposes.The analysis also highlights areas of correction and improvement for evolving the corpus into a community infrastructure resource.