Location : Faculty of Mining and Geology, University of Belgrade

Workshops

Workshop 1
The FrameNet Brasil Framework
Workshop 2
CLASSLA-Express 3.0
Workshop 3
TESLA: language resources
Workshop 4
TESLA: From Text to Knowledge Graphs

Building Enriched Frame-Based Resources:
The FrameNet Brasil Framework

FrameNet is the computational implementation of the theory of Frame Semantics. According to Fillmore (1985), as one of the Semantics of Understanding, such a theory aims “to uncover the nature of the relationship between linguistic texts and the interpreter's full understanding of texts in their contexts” (Fillmore, 1985, p.231). However, the original Berkeley FrameNet model falls short in what concerns the representation of several types of contextual information which are key for the building frame-based semantic models (Torrent et al., 2022). In this context, FrameNet Brasil (FNBr) has been extending the Berkeley FrameNet model not only to include another language––Brazilian Portuguese––but also to represent additional contextual information which can be derived from additional relations in the database and new types of multimodal annotation.

The operationalization of FNBr is carried out through WebTool. The WebTool is a web application developed "in-house" that allows remote access to the FNBr database. It is divided into 3 areas:

  • reports and graphs on the data (Frames, LUs, Constructions);
  • lexical and multimodal annotation (images and videos); and
  • maintenance of the system's internal tables.

Two aspects of the WebTool's design are foundational to enriching the FrameNet model:

  • the implementation of an entity-based data model and
  • support for multilinguality.

In the WebTool, all elements (Frames, FEs, LUs, SemanticTypes, etc.) are treated as Entities that can relate to one another. This allows flexibility in creating new relations without the need for structural changes to the database. As a multilingual tool, the WebTool allows the names of the elements to be specific to each language, enabling the tool to be used by groups from various countries. In this workshop, we provide an overview of the functionalities of the WebTool for FrameNet creation.

In this workshop, an overview will be provided of the functionalities of the WebTool for FrameNet creation, focusing on its entity-based architecture, multilingual support, and facilities for lexical and multimodal annotation.

Participants will gain hands-on experience in navigating the FrameNet Brasil infrastructure, exploring frame and lexical unit repositories, creating and managing frame-semantic resources, and annotating textual, visual, and audiovisual data. The workshop will also demonstrate how WebTool supports the development of multilingual FrameNets and frame-based semantic models.

By the end of the workshop, participants will be able to:

  • navigate and query FrameNet resources;
  • create and edit frames, frame elements, and lexical units;
  • perform lexical and multimodal annotation;
  • explore multilingual FrameNet development;
  • understand how frame-based semantic resources can support NLP applications and linguistic research.

Who is it for?

The workshops are intended for students, linguists, lexicographers, digital humanities researchers, and anyone interested in frame semantics, FrameNet; WebTool.

Workshops schedule 2026
October – Belgrade, Serbia (pre-conference workshop, JuDig)

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