%A Li Lubiao, Zhang Junsheng, Zhang Yinsheng, Wang Huilin %T On the Feasibility of Applying TimeML to the Annotation of Temporal Relations in Chinese Text %0 Journal Article %D 2014 %J Data Analysis and Knowledge Discovery %R 10.11925/infotech.1003-3513.2014.10.07 %P 42-48 %V 30 %N 10 %U {https://manu44.magtech.com.cn/Jwk_infotech_wk3/CN/abstract/article_3958.shtml} %8 2014-10-25 %X

[Objective] This paper carries on the research and experiment on the feasibility of applying TimeML to the annotation of temporal relations in Chinese text. [Methods] According to the characteristics of Chinese temporal expressions, this paper discusses the applicability of the main labels of TimeML in Chinese text based on TimeML and its main labels. [Results] Although there are some differences between Chinese and English in the grammatical structure and syntactic structure, the application of TimeML to the Chinese language is feasible. [Limitations] The main labels of TimeML can't be completely parallel implemented to the English-Chinese text on the grammar structure because of the differences of language structure between Chinese and English. [Conclusions] TimeML, a markup language of temporal relations in English text, can be effectively applied to the annotation of temporal relations in Chinese text. The study lays the foundation for the temporal ordering inference of events and further TRR research in Chinese text.