A Dutch coreference resolution system with quote attribution

Coreference resolution is the task of identifying spans in text (mentions) that refer to the same entity. We present a rule-based coreference resolution system for Dutch, based on the Stanford deterministic multi-sieve architecture. The implementation is designed to support book-length documents. In addition to coreference, direct speech is attributed to its speaker and addressee using heuristic rules. Speakers are detected where explicitly mentioned, and this information is extrapolated assuming turn-taking of alternating interlocutors. Pronoun resolution exploits gender and animacy informati... Mehr ...