After installation, DGA provides the user with an initial set of parts of speech and of dependency relations. This first set is just for the sake of illustrating how DGA works and has no linguistic relevance. The user must define his own sets of parts of speech and of dependency relations respectively, according to the specific natural language involved. This configuration operation (deletion or addition of parts of speech and/or of dependency relations) can take place at any moment, not just at the beginning of the annotation process. Obviously, one expects to start annotation using a first set of parts of speech and of dependency relations, while, on the way, parts of speech and dependency relations can be added or deleted according to specific necessities.
In order to configure (delete/add) the parts of speech set, select the Parts of Speech command from Configuration menu. As a result, a dialog box like the following one will be activated:
In order to delete a specific part of speech, select it from the list (with one mouse click on it), and click on the Remove button. As a result, the chosen part of speech will immediately disappear from the list. In order to add a specific part of speech, enter its name in the field on top of button Add and click on this button. Instantly, this new part of speech will occur at the end of the list. These two actions can be performed any number of times and in whatever order is desired. When the list becomes the required one, click on button Done. The dialog box will disappear, while the new part of speech list becomes immediately available for annotation. Obviously, one can cancel the configuration operation at any moment, by clicking on button Cancel.
In order to configure (delete/add) the dependency relation set, select command Dependency Relations from Configuration menu. A dialog box identical with the above one will be activated, with the unique difference that the parts of speech list will be replaced by the dependency relations list. From then on, the operating mode is identical with the one used when adding and deleting parts of speech.
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