nltk.tag.BrillTaggerTrainer.__init__

BrillTaggerTrainer.__init__(initial_tagger, templates, trace=0, deterministic=None, ruleformat='str')[source]

Construct a Brill tagger from a baseline tagger and a set of templates

Parameters:
  • initial_tagger (Tagger) – the baseline tagger
  • templates (list of Templates) – templates to be used in training
  • trace (int) – verbosity level
  • deterministic (bool) – if True, adjudicate ties deterministically
  • ruleformat (str) – format of reported Rules
Returns:

An untrained BrillTagger

Return type:

BrillTagger