Merali at semeval-2017 task 2 subtask 1: a cognitively inspired approach

摘要: In this paper we report on the participation of the MeRaLi system to the SemEval Task 2 Subtask 1. The MeRaLi system approaches conceptual similarity through a simple, cognitively inspired, heuristics; it builds on a linguistic resource, the TTCSe, that relies on BabelNet, NASARI and ConceptNet. The linguistic resource in fact contains a novel mixture of common-sense and encyclopedic knowledge. The obtained results point out that there is ample room for improvement, so that they are used to elaborate on present limitations and on future steps.