Emotion and Sentiment 的区别

“‘Emotion’ detection from text is comparatively a more complex task than ‘Sentiment’ detection. Although sometimes these two terms are used synonymously, they differ in definition when used in computer science (Munezero et al. 2014). According to Oxford Dictionary, ‘Emotion’ is “a strong feeling deriving from one’s circumstances, mood, or relationships with others”, whereas ‘Sentiment’ is “a view or opinion that is held or expressed”. Cambridge Dictionary defines ‘Emotion’ as “a strong feeling such as love or anger, or strong feelings in general” and ‘Sentiment’ as “a thought, opinion, or idea based on a feeling about a situation, or a way of thinking about something”. In general, ‘Sentiment’ is defined as the effect of ‘Emotion’ (Broad 1954). ‘Happy’, ‘Anger’, ‘Love’ are examples of emotions and ‘Positive’, ‘Negative’, ‘Positive’, respectively, are examples of corresponding sentiments of these emotions.”