com.aliasi.coref
Interface MentionFactory

All Known Implementing Classes:

AbstractMentionFactory, EnglishMentionFactory

public interface MentionFactory

A MentionFactory is responsible for creating and merging mentions and mention chains. It is able to create a mention from an underlying phrase and entity type. It can create a mention chain by promoting a mention. It is also responsible for handling the merging of a mention into a mention chain.

Since:

LingPipe1.0

Version:

1.0

Author:

Bob Carpenter

Method Summary

Mention	create(String phrase, String entityType) Return a mention based on the specified phrase and entity type.
MentionChain	promote(Mention mention, int offset) Returns a new mention chain based on the specified mention.

Method Detail

create

Mention create(String phrase,
               String entityType)

Return a mention based on the specified phrase and entity type.

Parameters:

phrase - Phrase underlying the mention created.

entityType - Type of the mention created.

Returns:

A mention based on the specified phrase and entity type.

promote

MentionChain promote(Mention mention,
                     int offset)

Returns a new mention chain based on the specified mention.

Parameters:

mention - Mention to promote to a mention chain.

Returns:

Mention chain constructed from the specified mention.