why Wordnet dictionary doesn't contain the word 'she'?

Question

anyone know why wordnet doesn't contain the word 'she'? thanks.

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Answer 1

The answer to this is in the WordNet FAQ (which I just discovered existed), and also in this other question.

Basically, she is a pronoun - a word that kind of stands in place for a noun. Instead of referring to Betty by her name - which is a proper noun - you may refer to her as she.

Pronouns by themselves (without Betty, in this case) don't actually contain any meaning. Some people, like the WordNet people, call that kind of word closed-class words. By design, WordNet only includes open-class words.

From the Wordnet FAQ:

Q. Why is WordNet missing: of, an, the, and, about, above, because, etc. [and pronouns]

A. WordNet only contains "open-class words": nouns, verbs, adjectives, and adverbs. Thus, excluded words include determiners, prepositions, pronouns, conjunctions, and particles.