Semantic Interpretation and the Resolution of Ambiguity
In this particularly well written volume Graeme Hirst presents a theoretically motivated foundation for semantic interpretation (conceptual analysis) by computer, and shows how this framework facilitates the resolution of both lexical and syntactic ambiguities.
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April 2011Adobe eBook Reader
9780511871047
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Table of Contents
- 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.