Semantic Interpretation and the Resolution of Ambiguity

Klappentext Semantic interpretation and the resolution of ambiguity presents an important advance in computer understanding of natural language. Zusammenfassung A theoretically motivated foundation for semantic interpretation by computer! showing how this framework helps resolve lexical and syntactic ambiguities. The approach is interdisciplinary! drawing on research in computational linguistics! AI! Montague semantics! and cognitive psychology. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface; 1. Introduction; 2. Semantic interpretation; 3. The Absity semantic interpreter; 4. Lexical disambiguation; 5. Polaroid words; 6. Structural disambiguation; 7. The semantic enquiry desk; 8. Conclusion; 9. Speculations, partially baked ideas, and exercises for the reader; References; Index of names; Index of subjects.

Product details

• Authors: Hirst Graeme, Graeme Hirst
• Assisted by: Branimir Boguraev (Editor)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 19.03.1992
• EAN: 9780521428989
• ISBN: 978-0-521-42898-9
• No. of pages: 280
• Series: Snlp
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative linguistics