Research Article

Impact of Lexical Features on Answer Detection Model in Discussion Forums

Table 1

Lexical and nonlexical features.

TypeFeaturesDescription

LexicalSyntacticExtracted from sentence elements and structure
String-basedString/words base focusing on words of sentences
SemanticDifferent words with the same meaning (contextual similarity)
NonlexicalForum-relatedForum-specific features
Thread-relatedFeatures related to thread structure
TimelinessTime elapsed between question and reply post
Author activenessShows how an author is active in the forum
Content-basedDoes the text have some specific words/strings?