Applying Word Embeddings for Lithuanian Morphology: The Case of Adjectival Participles

This paper presents how word embeddings were used to identify adjectival Lithuanian participles.Although traditionally considered to be a form of a verb, participles in the Lithuanian language also have the characteristics of adjectives.The paper describes a study on how one of the criteria for the identification of adjectival participles was applied using the fastText word embedding model.This criterion involves the recognition of adjectives and pronouns that are semantically similar to participles (e.g., these adjectives and pronouns can be synonyms or antonyms of participles).The paper assesses the extent to which word embeddings can help to identify adjectival Lithuanian participles and summarises the advantages and disadvantages of this method.Out of 289 analysed participles, 48 participles (16.61%) that are semantically similar to adjectives and pronouns were identified using word embeddings.