Week 10, Part 2
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Controlled Vocabulary for Automobile |
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automobile |
road |
automatic | speed |
| torque | tires | antique | sport |
| body | equipment | rear | steering |
| driver | mpg | rpm | system |
| driving | motor | seats | valve |
Stepwise Reduction of Terms (word file)
Explanation of Some choices:
When I started I noticed a lot of unrelated words. These included proper names. I went ahead and got rid of these right away to clear the way for a good set of terms. I removed the plural forms of several words, when a singular form was available. I tried to get rid of some synonyms and quasi-synonyms without narrowing the terms too greatly. When I got down to the last 25 words I chose to get rid of the names of automobile manufacturers and a few words, that while related, did not appear often enough to warrant inclusion.
Erika A. McCoy
eamccoy@jhu.edu
November 8, 2002