Semantic Analysis and Thematic Annotation

This contribution aims at investigating some methods, resources and tools devoted to the semantic analysis and the thematic annotation. The first part, devoted to the paradigmatic axis, describes available lexico-semantic resources for the classical languages, which belong to accomplished or on-going projects. The second part of the contribution, devoted to the syntagmatic axis, is focused on the semantic and thematic annotation of classical and biblical texts. The top-down approach to the annotation of themes and motifs in the Memorata Poetis Project is illustrated and pros and cons are discussed. Finally, the bottom-up approach of Euporia is discussed. In this approach, folksonomies are created by the annotators, and the labels are grouped and organized in ontologies a posteriori, during an incremental process of revision.