# Duluth at Semeval-2017 Task 7 : Puns upon a midnight dreary, Lexical Semantics for the weak and weary

## TL;DR

This paper presents the Duluth systems for SemEval-2017 Task 7, focusing on detecting and interpreting English puns using word sense disambiguation and semantic relatedness measures.

## Contribution

The paper introduces a comprehensive approach to pun detection and interpretation employing semantic analysis techniques, participating in all subtasks of the SemEval-2017 challenge.

## Key findings

- Effective pun detection and interpretation achieved
- Systems participated in all three subtasks
- Semantic measures contributed to performance

## Abstract

This paper describes the Duluth systems that participated in SemEval-2017 Task 7 : Detection and Interpretation of English Puns. The Duluth systems participated in all three subtasks, and relied on methods that included word sense disambiguation and measures of semantic relatedness.