 Since many EL models take advantage of entity embeddings to improve their generalization capabilities, we provide an overview of the widely-used entity embedding techniques. We group the variety of EL approaches by several common research directions : joint entity recognition and linking, models for global EL , domain-independent techniques including zero-shot and distant supervision methods, and cross-lingual approaches.
<clarity>  Since many EL models take advantage of entity embeddings to improve their generalization capabilities, we provide an overview of the widely-used entity embedding techniques. We group the variety of EL approaches by several common research directions : joint entity recognition and linking, models for global EL , domain-independent techniques including zero-shot and distant supervision methods, and cross-lingual approaches.
 The vast variety of modifications of this general neural entity linking architecture are grouped by several common research directions : joint entity recognition and linking, models for global EL , domain-independent techniques including zero-shot and distant supervision methods, and cross-lingual approaches.