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. 14. The method of claim 1 , further comprising: annotating the text with additional information based on the comparison.