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Toward a theory of distributed word expert natural language parsingAn approach to natural language meaning-based parsing in which the unit of linguistic knowledge is the word rather than the rewrite rule is described. In the word expert parser, knowledge about language is distributed across a population of procedural experts, each representing a word of the language, and each an expert at diagnosing that word's intended usage in context. The parser is structured around a coroutine control environment in which the generator-like word experts ask questions and exchange information in coming to collective agreement on sentence meaning. The word expert theory is advanced as a better cognitive model of human language expertise than the traditional rule-based approach. The technical discussion is organized around examples taken from the prototype LISP system which implements parts of the theory.
Document ID
19810046736
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Reprint (Version printed in journal)
Authors
Rieger, C.
(Maryland Univ. College Park, MD, United States)
Small, S.
(Maryland, University College Park, Md., United States)
Date Acquired
August 11, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 1981
Subject Category
Mathematical And Computer Sciences (General)
Accession Number
81A31140
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: NSG-7253
Distribution Limits
Public
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