The simplest type of lexical choice involves mapping a domain concept (perhaps represented in an ontology) to a word. For example, the concept Finger might be mapped to the word finger. A more complex situation is when a domain concept is expressed using different words in different situations.

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  • The simplest type of lexical choice involves mapping a domain concept (perhaps represented in an ontology) to a word. For example, the concept Finger might be mapped to the word finger. A more complex situation is when a domain concept is expressed using different words in different situations. For example, the domain concept Value-Change can be expressed in many ways The temperature rose: the verb rose is used for a Value-Change in temperature which increases the value The temperature fell: the verb fell is used for a Value-Change in temperature which decreases the value The rain got heavier: the phrase got heavier is used for a Value-Change in precipitation amount when the the precipitation is rain. Sometimes words can communicate additional contextual information, for example The temperature plummetted: the verb plummetted is used for a Value-Change in temperature which decreases the value, when the change is rapid and large Contextual information is especially significant for vague terms such as tall. For example, a 2m tall man is tall, but a 2m tall horse is small.
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  • The simplest type of lexical choice involves mapping a domain concept (perhaps represented in an ontology) to a word. For example, the concept Finger might be mapped to the word finger. A more complex situation is when a domain concept is expressed using different words in different situations.
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  • Lexical choice
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