edu.mit.jwi.item

Interface IWord

All Superinterfaces:

IHasPOS, IItem<IWordID>, Serializable

All Known Implementing Classes:

Word

public interface IWord
extends IHasPOS, IItem<IWordID>

A word, which in Wordnet is an index word paired with a synset.

Since:

JWI 1.0

Version:

2.4.0

Author:

Mark A. Finlayson

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
AdjMarker	getAdjectiveMarker() Returns the adjective marker of this word.
String	getLemma() Returns the root form of this word, never null or empty.
int	getLexicalID() A integer in the closed range [0,15] that, when appended onto lemma, uniquely identifies a sense within a lexicographer file.
Map<IPointer,List<IWordID>>	getRelatedMap() Returns an immutable map of from pointers to immutable maps.
List<IWordID>	getRelatedWords() Returns an immutable list of all word ids related to this word by pointers in the database.
List<IWordID>	getRelatedWords(IPointer ptr) Returns an immutable list of all word ids related to this word by the specified pointer type.
ISenseKey	getSenseKey() Returns the sense key for this word.
ISynset	getSynset() Returns the synset uniquely identified by this word.
List<IVerbFrame>	getVerbFrames() Returns an immutable list of all verb frames associated with this word.

Methods inherited from interface edu.mit.jwi.item.IHasPOS

getPOS

Methods inherited from interface edu.mit.jwi.item.IItem

getID

Method Detail

getLemma

String getLemma()

Returns the root form of this word, never null or empty.

Returns:

the non-null, non-empty root form of this word

Since:

JWI 1.0

getSynset

ISynset getSynset()

Returns the synset uniquely identified by this word. The returned synset will never be null.

Returns:

the non-null synset identified by this word.

Since:

JWI 2.1.0

getSenseKey

ISenseKey getSenseKey()

Returns the sense key for this word. Will never return null; however, the sense key that is returned may not yet have it's head lemma and head lexical id set yet, and so may throw an exception on some calls.

Returns:

the sense key for this word, never null

Since:

JWI 2.1.0

See Also:

ISenseKey.needsHeadSet(), ISenseKey.setHead(String, int)

getLexicalID

int getLexicalID()

A integer in the closed range [0,15] that, when appended onto lemma, uniquely identifies a sense within a lexicographer file. Lexical id numbers usually start with 0, and are incremented as additional senses of the word are added to the same file, although there is no requirement that the numbers be consecutive or begin with 0. Note that a value of 0 is the default, and therefore is not present in lexicographer files. In the wordnet data files the lexical id is represented as a one digit hexadecimal integer.

Returns:

the lexical id of the word, an integer between 0 and 15, inclusive

Since:

JWI 1.0

getRelatedMap

Map<IPointer,List<IWordID>> getRelatedMap()

Returns an immutable map of from pointers to immutable maps. Note that this only returns IWords related by lexical pointers (i.e., not semantic pointers). To retrieve items related by semantic pointers, call ISynset.getRelatedMap() on the appropriate object.

Returns:

an immutable map from lexical pointers to words

Since:

JWI 2.0.0

getRelatedWords

List<IWordID> getRelatedWords(IPointer ptr)

Returns an immutable list of all word ids related to this word by the specified pointer type. Note that this only returns words related by lexical pointers (i.e., not semantic pointers). To retrieve items related by semantic pointers, call ISynset.getRelatedSynsets(). If this word has no targets for the for the specified pointer, this method returns an empty list. This method never returns null.

Parameters:

ptr - the pointer for which related words are requested

Returns:

the list of words related by the specified pointer, or an empty list if none.

Since:

JWI 2.0.0

getRelatedWords

List<IWordID> getRelatedWords()

Returns an immutable list of all word ids related to this word by pointers in the database. Note this only returns words related to this word by lexical pointers, i.e., not semantic pointers. To retrieve synsets related to the synset for this word by semantic pointers, call ISynset.getRelatedSynsets() on the ISynset for this word.

Returns:

an immutable list of all lexically-related words

Since:

JWI 2.0.0

getVerbFrames

List<IVerbFrame> getVerbFrames()

Returns an immutable list of all verb frames associated with this word. If there are no such frames, returns the empty list.

Returns:

an immutable list of all the verb frames associated with this word, or the empty list if none.

Since:

JWI 2.0.0

getAdjectiveMarker

AdjMarker getAdjectiveMarker()

Returns the adjective marker of this word. If this word has no adjective marker, returns null

Returns:

the adjective marker for this word, or null if none.

Since:

JWI 2.1.0