1. A method of processing text comprising: receiving processed text which has original information associated with it identifying text elements corresponding to named entities and their assigned contexts, the text comprising a text string; for the text string, applying at least one grammar rule for identifying an attributive relationship between an attribute and a nominal entity in the text string, the nominal entity comprising at least one of: an identified named entity having an assigned context, and an identified proper name which is not identified in the original information as being a named entity; identifying at least one context for the attribute from a set of contexts; where the nominal entity is a named entity, comparing the assigned named entity context with the at least one attribute context; and providing for new information to be associated with the text, which is based on at least one of: the comparison, and the identified context of an attribute which is identified as being in an attributive relationship with an identified proper name.
1. A method of processing text comprising: receiving processed text which has original information associated with it identifying text elements corresponding to named entities and their assigned contexts, the text comprising a text string; for the text string, applying at least one grammar rule for identifying an attributive relationship between an attribute and a nominal entity in the text string, the nominal entity comprising at least one of: an identified named entity having an assigned context, and an identified proper name which is not identified in the original information as being a named entity; identifying at least one context for the attribute from a set of contexts; where the nominal entity is a named entity, comparing the assigned named entity context with the at least one attribute context; and providing for new information to be associated with the text, which is based on at least one of: the comparison, and the identified context of an attribute which is identified as being in an attributive relationship with an identified proper name. 17. An apparatus comprising memory which stores instructions for performing the method of claim 1 and a processor, in communication with the memory for executing the instructions.