Mention

A mention is a referring expression within some linguistic item.

• AKA:: Concept Mention.
• Context:
  • It can range from being a Written Mention to being a Spoken Mention.
  • It can range from being an Entity Mention to being a Relation Mention.
  • It can be detected (its components identified) by a Mention Detection Task.
  • It can range from being an Entity Mention to being a Relation Mention.
  • It can be classified to a Concept Class by a Mention Classification Task.
  • It can be linked to a Concept Record by a Mention_Resolution Task.
• Example(s):
  • an Entity Mention, such as: a number mention, a person mention, or a product category mention.
  • a Relation Mention.
  • …
• Counter-Example(s):
  • a Lexical Item Record of a Referring Expression.
  • a Function Word.
  • a Pointing Gesture.
• See: Substring, Phrase, Word Sense.

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