ud2ude 2.2.1

python converter from UD to enhanced UD representations

UD2UDE

This (badly-named) UD2UDE project (stands for Universal Dependencies to Universal Dependencies enhancements) is the main project of a 'u2dude' project series, all related to the main goal of my thesis.

1. Converter: (The current project,) Universal-Dependencies to enhancedUD converter, aimed to port core-nlp's Java converter to a python(3.6) converter, embedded with my researched add-ins ("extra or Aryeh's enhancements").
2. Model: spaCy trained model based on UD (and PENN converted to UD) dataset.
3. Demo: {will be move to public when stable} JS and python code, making use of the converter. Simply check it out here

Converter

The converter converts UD (v1.4) to enhancedUD, enhancedUD++, and extra-enhancements (discovered as part of my thesis). It supports Conll-U and Odin formats (and some conversions between them).

Generally, I tried to maintain the same behavior (mentioned here, and that was implemented by core-NLP java converter) as much as reasonable.

The converter coveres the following conversions:

	paper (or here)	UD formal guidelines (v2)	coreNLP code	Converter	notes
nmod/acl/advcl case info	eUD	eUD (under 'obl' for v2)	eUD	eUD	1. Even though multi-word prepositions are processed only under eUD++, it is still handled under eUD to add it in the case information. 2. Lowercased (and not lemmatized - important for MWP)
Passive agent	-	-	eUD	eUD	Only if the nmod both has a "by" son and has an 'auxpass' sibling, then instead of nmod:by we fix to nmod:agent
conj case info	eUD	eUD	eUD	eUD	1. Adds the type of conjunction to all conjunct relations 2. Some multi-word coordination markers are collapsed to conj:and or conj:negcc
Process Multi-word prepositions	eUD++	eUD (?)	eUD++	eUD++	Predetermined lists of 2w and 3w preps.
Demote quantificational modifiers (A.K.A Partitives and light noun constructions)	eUD++	(see here)	eUD++	eUD++	Predetermined list of the quantifier or light noun.
Conjoined prepositions and prepositional phrases	eUD++	-	eUD++	eUD++
Propagated governors and dependents	eUD (A, B, C)	eUD (A, B, C, D)	eUD (A, B, C)	eUD (A, B, C)	1. This includes: (A) conjoined noun phrases, (B) conjoined adjectival phrases, (C) subjects of conjoined verbs, and (D) objects of conjoined verbs. 2. Notice (D) is relevant to be added theoretically but was omitted for practical uncertainty (see 4.2 at the paper).
Subjects of controlled verbs	eUD	eUD	eUD	eUD	1. Includes the special case of 'to' with no following verb ("he decided not to"). 2. Heuristic for choosing the propagated subject (according to coreNLP docu): if the control verb has an object it is propagated as the subject of the controlled verb, otherwise they use the subject of the control verb.
Subjects of controlled verbs - when 'to' marker is missing	?	?	-	extra	1. Example: "I started reading the book" 2. For some reason not included in the coreNLP code, unsure why
Relative pronouns	eUD++	eUD (?)	eUD++	eUD++
Reduced relative clause	-	eUD (?)	-	extra
Subjects of adverbial clauses	-	-	-	extra	Heuristic for choosing the propagated entity: 1. If the marker is "to", the object (if it is animated - but for now we don’t enforce it) of the main clause is propagated as subject, otherwise the subject of the main clause is propagated. 2. Else, if the marker is not one of "as/so/when/if" (this includes no marker at all which is mostly equivalent to "while" marker), both the subject and the object of the main clause are equivalent options (unless no object found, then the subject is propagated).
Noun-modifying participles	(see here)	-	-	extra
Correct possible subject of Noun-modifying participles	-	-	-	extra	1. This is a correctness of the subject decision of the previous bullet. 2. If the noun being modified is an object/modifier of a verb with some subject, then that subject might be the subject of the Noun-modifying participle as well. (it is uncertain, and seems to be correct only for the more abstract nouns, but that’s just a first impression).
Propagated modifiers (in conjunction constructions)	-	-	-	extra	Heuristics and assumptions: 1. Modifiers that appear after both parts of the conjunction may (the ratio should be researched) refer to both parts. Moreover, If the modifiers father is not the immediate conjunction part, then all the conjunction parts between the father and the modifier are (most probably) modified by the modifier. 2. If the modifier father is the immediate conjunction part, we propagate the modifier backward only if the new father, doesn't have any modifiers sons (this is to restrict a bit the amount of false-positives). 3. We don’t propagate modifier forwardly (that is, if the conjunct part appears after the modifier, we assume they don’t refer). 4. Should be tested for cost/effectiveness as it may bring many false-positives.
Locative and temporal adverbial modifier propagation (indexicals)	-	-	-	extra	1. Rational: If a locative or temporal adverbial modifier is stretched away from the verb through a subject/object/modifier(nmod) it should be applied as well to the verb itself. 2. Example: "He was running around, in these woods here".
Subject propagation of 'dep'	-	-	-	extra	Rational: 'dep' is already problematic, as the parser didn't know what relation to assign it. In case the secondary clause doesn't have a subject, most probably it should come from the main clause. It is probably an advcl/conj/parataxis/or so that was missing some marker/cc/punctuation/etc.
Apposition propagation	(see here)	-	-	extra
nmod propagation through subj/obj/nmod	-	-	-	extra	For now we propagate only modifiers cased by 'like' or 'such_as' prepositions (As they imply reflexivity), and we copy their heads' relation (that is, obj for obj subj for subj and nmod for nmod with its corresponding case).
possessive	-	-	-	extra	Share possessive modifiers through conjunctions (e.g. My father and mother went home -> My father and (my) mother...
Expanding multi word prepositions	-	-	-	extra	Add an nmod relation when advmod+nmod is observed while concatinating the advmod and preposition to be the new modifiers preposition (this expands the closed set of eUD's 'Process Multi-word preposition').
Active-passive alteration	(see here)	-	-	extra	Invert subject and object of passive construction (while keeping the old ones).
Copula alteration	-	-	-	extra	Add a verb placeholder, reconstruct the tree as if the verb was there.
Hyphen alteration	-	-	-	extra	Add subject and modifier relations to the verb in the middle of an noun-verb adjectival modifing another noun (e.g. a Miami-based company).