Prepositional Phrase Attachment

In natural language processing, Prepositional Phrase Attachment refers to the problem of determining the correct attachment position of prepositional phrases in syntactic structures. Its goal is to accurately identify the verb, noun, or other component to which a prepositional phrase should be attached by analyzing the sentence structure, thereby eliminating ambiguity and enhancing the accuracy of semantic understanding. This technique has significant application value in machine translation, sentiment analysis, information retrieval, and other fields, capable of notably improving system performance and user experience.