# CONLL-2003: List of tags with associated categories of names
# Based on: Nancy Chinchor, Erica Brown, Lisa Ferro, Patty Robinson,
#           "1999 Named Entity Task Definition". MITRE and SAIC, 1999.
# 2003 Fien De Meulder

Locations: roads (streets, motorways)
           trajectories
           regions (villages, towns, cities, provinces, countries, continents,
                    dioceses, parishes)
           structures (bridges, ports, dams)
           natural locations (mountains, mountain ranges, woods,
                              rivers, wells, fields, valleys, gardens,
                              nature reserves, allotments, beaches,
                              national parks)
           public places (squares, opera houses, museums, schools,
                          markets, airports, stations, swimming pools,
                          hospitals, sports facilities, youth centers,
                          parks, town halls, theaters, cinemas, galleries,
                          camping grounds, NASA launch pads, club
                          houses, universities, libraries, churches,
                          medical centers, parking lots, playgrounds,
                          cemeteries)
           commercial places (chemists, pubs, restaurants, depots,
                              hostels, hotels, industrial parks,
                              nightclubs, music venues)
           assorted buildings (houses, monasteries, creches, mills,
                               army barracks, castles, retirement
                               homes, towers, halls, rooms, vicarages,
                               courtyards)
           abstract ``places'' (e.g. {\it the free world})

Miscellaneous: words of which one part is a location, organisation,
                         miscellaneous, or person
               adjectives and other words derived from a word
                         which is location, organisation, miscellaneous, or
                         person
               religions
               political ideologies
               nationalities
               languages
               programs 
               events (conferences, festivals, sports competitions,
                         forums, parties, concerts)
               wars 
               sports related names (league tables, leagues, cups
               titles (books, songs, films, stories, albums, musicals,
                         TV programs)
               slogans
               eras in time
               types (not brands) of objects (car types, planes,
                         motorbikes)

Organizations: companies (press agencies, studios, banks, stock
                          markets, manufacturers, cooperatives)
               subdivisions of companies (newsrooms)
               brands
               political movements (political parties, terrorist
                         organisations, 
               government bodies (ministries, councils, courts, political unions
                          of countries (e.g. the {\it U.N.}))
               publications (magazines, newspapers, journals)
               musical companies (bands, choirs, opera companies, orchestras
               public organisations (schools, universities, charities
               other collections of people (sports clubs, sports
                         teams, associations, theaters companies,
                         religious orders, youth organisations
                          
Persons: first, middle and last names of people, animals and fictional
                       characters
               aliases