# The Frobenius anatomy of word meanings I: subject and object relative pronouns

arXiv: https://arxiv.org/abs/1404.5278 · HTML: https://mlsanity.com/paper/1404.5278/

## Key facts

- Cited by 24 papers in the map (data through 14 Oct 2026).
- First posted on arXiv 21 Apr 2014.

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## Abstract (arXiv)

This paper develops a compositional vector-based semantics of subject and object relative pronouns within a categorical framework. Frobenius algebras are used to formalise the operations required to model the semantics of relative pronouns, including passing information between the relative clause and the modified noun phrase, as well as copying, combining, and discarding parts of the relative clause. We develop two instantiations of the abstract semantics, one based on a truth-theoretic approach and one based on corpus statistics.