Resolving Semantic Ambiguity

Author : David S. Gorfein
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 342 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9781461235965

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Resolving Semantic Ambiguity by David S. Gorfein Pdf

Resolving Semantic Ambiguity arrrays the work of leading theorists on the issues surrounding the meaning and interpretation of ambiguous text. The chapters are organized around three major themes: (1) retrieval, (2) representation of words, and (3) text as a context. The book offers a number of new challenges to the role of context in language processing, some striking new evidence on the repetition of homographs in different contexts, and new approaches to resolution capable of being incorporated into either modular or network models. In several papers the problem of ambiguity is extended to include the problem of weak ambiguity and understanding text themes. The book provides a unique starting point for researchers approaching the problems of meaning in cognitive science, psychology, and computational linguistics.

Author : Graeme Hirst
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 284 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 1987
Category : Computers
ISBN : 052142898X

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Semantic Interpretation and the Resolution of Ambiguity by Graeme Hirst Pdf

Semantic interpretation and the resolution of ambiguity presents an important advance in computer understanding of natural language. While parsing techniques have been greatly improved in recent years, the approach to semantics has generally improved in recent years, the approach to semantics has generally been ad hoc and had little theoretical basis. Graeme Hirst offers a new, theoretically motivated foundation for conceptual analysis by computer, and shows how this framework facilitates the resolution of lexical and syntactic ambiguities. His approach is interdisciplinary, drawing on research in computational linguistics, artificial intelligence, montague semantics, and cognitive psychology.

Author : Steven L. Small,Garrison W Cottrell,Michael K Tanenhaus
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 529 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2013-10-22
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9780080510132

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Lexical Ambiguity Resolution by Steven L. Small,Garrison W Cottrell,Michael K Tanenhaus Pdf

The most frequently used words in English are highly ambiguous; for example, Webster's Ninth New Collegiate Dictionary lists 94 meanings for the word "run" as a verb alone. Yet people rarely notice this ambiguity. Solving this puzzle has commanded the efforts of cognitive scientists for many years. The solution most often identified is "context": we use the context of utterance to determine the proper meanings of words and sentences. The problem then becomes specifying the nature of context and how it interacts with the rest of an understanding system. The difficulty becomes especially apparent in the attempt to write a computer program to understand natural language. Lexical ambiguity resolution (LAR), then, is one of the central problems in natural language and computational semantics research. A collection of the best research on LAR available, this volume offers eighteen original papers by leading scientists. Part I, Computer Models, describes nine attempts to discover the processes necessary for disambiguation by implementing programs to do the job. Part II, Empirical Studies, goes into the laboratory setting to examine the nature of the human disambiguation mechanism and the structure of ambiguity itself. A primary goal of this volume is to propose a cognitive science perspective arising out of the conjunction of work and approaches from neuropsychology, psycholinguistics, and artificial intelligence--thereby encouraging a closer cooperation and collaboration among these fields. Lexical Ambiguity Resolution is a valuable and accessible source book for students and cognitive scientists in AI, psycholinguistics, neuropsychology, or theoretical linguistics.

Author : Hinrich Schütze
Publisher : Center for the Study of Language and Information Publications
Page : 230 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 1997-05-13
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 1575860740

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Ambiguity Resolution in Language Learning by Hinrich Schütze Pdf

This volume is concerned with how ambiguity and ambiguity resolution are learned, that is, with the acquisition of the different representations of ambiguous linguistic forms and the knowledge necessary for selecting among them in context. Schütze concentrates on how the acquisition of ambiguity is possible in principle and demonstrates that particular types of algorithms and learning architectures (such as unsupervised clustering and neural networks) can succeed at the task. Three types of lexical ambiguity are treated: ambiguity in syntactic categorisation, semantic categorisation, and verbal subcategorisation. The volume presents three different models of ambiguity acquisition: Tag Space, Word Space, and Subcat Learner, and addresses the importance of ambiguity in linguistic representation and its relevance for linguistic innateness.

Author : Howard Steven Kurtzman
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 364 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 1985
Category : Ambiguity
ISBN : UOM:39015033532154

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Studies in Syntactic Ambiguity Resolution by Howard Steven Kurtzman Pdf

Author : Kees van Deemter,Stanley Peters
Publisher : Center for the Study of Language and Information Publications
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 1996-02-23
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 1575860287

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Semantic Ambiguity and Underspecification by Kees van Deemter,Stanley Peters Pdf

In the winter of 1993-1994, essays were commissioned on the topic of ambiguity and underspecification. All papers received were subjected to a thorough review process. The present volume, comprising ten self-contained papers and an introductory chapter, is the result. Natural language is known for the ambiguity of its expressions. Whereas artificial forms of communication tend to be designed in such a way that ambiguity is reduced to a minimum, natural language is ambiguous at various 'levels' of interpretation. At a low (e.g., speech recognition) level, a signal can be ambiguous between various utterances; at a higher (semantic) level, a fully recognised utterance can be used to express various different propositions; and at an even higher (pragmatic) level, a proposition may be used for various different purposes. The present volume focuses on ambiguities of the second kind, which are sometimes called semantic ambiguities, or mostly just ambiguities, when there is no likelihood of confusion.

Author : Roberto R. Heredia,Anna B. Cieślicka
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 345 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2020-01-02
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781107145610

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Bilingual Lexical Ambiguity Resolution by Roberto R. Heredia,Anna B. Cieślicka Pdf

Sets out state-of-the-art methodological and theoretical advancements to shed light on how bilingual speakers comprehend ambiguous information.

Author : Stefanie Dietzel
Publisher : GRIN Verlag
Page : 41 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2009-08
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9783640396603

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Ambiguity Handling: Human Vs. Machine by Stefanie Dietzel Pdf

Seminar paper from the year 2006 in the subject English Language and Literature Studies - Linguistics, grade: 1, University of Marburg (Fremdsprachliche Philologien), course: Proseminar Semantics, language: English, abstract: "Ambiguity is pervasive at all levels of analysis. It has been, is, and is likely to remain the key problem in natural language processing." (Gadzar 1993:161) This statement by Gerald Gadzar expresses the necessity to cope with the challenge of ambiguity resolution. As the phenomenon of ambiguity is widespread in human language, an interesting question would be: How could a machine be able to handle ambiguity while even humans have difficulties in solving such problems? This paper will first define the phenomenon of ambiguity and explain the different types of it. An interesting aspect will be the effect of garden path sentences.

Author : Alexander Franz
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 186 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 1996-11-13
Category : Computers
ISBN : 3540620044

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Automatic Ambiguity Resolution in Natural Language Processing by Alexander Franz Pdf

This is an exciting time for Artificial Intelligence, and for Natural Language Processing in particular. Over the last five years or so, a newly revived spirit has gained prominence that promises to revitalize the whole field: the spirit of empiricism. This book introduces a new approach to the important NLP issue of automatic ambiguity resolution, based on statistical models of text. This approach is compared with previous work and proved to yield higher accuracy for natural language analysis. An effective implementation strategy is also described, which is directly useful for natural language analysis. The book is noteworthy for demonstrating a new empirical approach to NLP; it is essential reading for researchers in natural language processing or computational linguistics.

Author : Jacobus Cornelis Johannes Hoeks
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 152 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Constraints (Linguistics)
ISBN : 9064648182

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The Processing of Coordination by Jacobus Cornelis Johannes Hoeks Pdf

Author : David S. Gorfein
Publisher : Amer Psychological Assn
Page : 291 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2001-01-01
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 155798879X

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On the Consequences of Meaning Selection by David S. Gorfein Pdf

Contributors present the latest research in a relatively new area in the study of comprehension and discourse processes--lexically ambiguous words, how they are accessed, and how meaning is derived. Investigators describe the current state of knowledge and theory regarding the role that words play in the comprehension.

Author : Geert Adriaens,Steven Lawrence Small,Garrison Weeks Cottrell,Michael K. Tanenhaus
Publisher : Morgan Kaufmann
Page : 532 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 1988
Category : Computers
ISBN : 0934613508

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Lexical Ambiguity Resolution by Geert Adriaens,Steven Lawrence Small,Garrison Weeks Cottrell,Michael K. Tanenhaus Pdf

The most frequently used words in English are highly ambiguous; for example, Webster's Ninth New Collegiate Dictionary lists 94 meanings for the word "run" as a verb alone. Yet people rarely notice this ambiguity. Solving this puzzle has commanded the efforts of cognitive scientists for many years. The solution most often identified is "context": we use the context of utterance to determine the proper meanings of words and sentences. The problem then becomes specifying the nature of context and how it interacts with the rest of an understanding system. The difficulty becomes especially apparent in the attempt to write a computer program to understand natural language. Lexical ambiguity resolution (LAR), then, is one of the central problems in natural language and computational semantics research. A collection of the best research on LAR available, this volume offers eighteen original papers by leading scientists. Part I, Computer Models, describes nine attempts to discover the processes necessary for disambiguation by implementing programs to do the job. Part II, Empirical Studies, goes into the laboratory setting to examine the nature of the human disambiguation mechanism and the structure of ambiguity itself. A primary goal of this volume is to propose a cognitive science perspective arising out of the conjunction of work and approaches from neuropsychology, psycholinguistics, and artificial intelligence--thereby encouraging a closer cooperation and collaboration among these fields. Lexical Ambiguity Resolution is a valuable and accessible source book for students and cognitive scientists in AI, psycholinguistics, neuropsychology, or theoretical linguistics.

Author : Oostdijk
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 287 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2023-11-27
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9789004653566

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Corpus-Based Research Into Language by Oostdijk Pdf

For over two decades Jan Aarts has been actively involved in corpus linguistic research. He was the instigator of a large number of projects, and he was responsible for what has become known as the Nijmegen approach to corpus linguistics. It is thanks to him that words like TOSCA and LDB have become household names in the corpus linguistic community. The present volume has been collected in his honour. The contributions in it cover a wide range of topics in the field of corpus linguistic research, especially those in which Jan Aarts takes a keen interest: corpus encoding and tagging, parsing and databases, and the linguistic exploration of corpus data. The contributions in this volume discuss work done in this field outside Nijmegen, for the obvious reason that we do not wish to present him with a report on work in which he is himself involved.

Author : Singh, Aarti,Dey, Nilanjan,Ashour, Amira S.,Santhi, V.
Publisher : IGI Global
Page : 290 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2017-02-22
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9781522524847

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Web Semantics for Textual and Visual Information Retrieval by Singh, Aarti,Dey, Nilanjan,Ashour, Amira S.,Santhi, V. Pdf

Modern society exists in a digital era in which high volumes of multimedia information exists. To optimize the management of this data, new methods are emerging for more efficient information retrieval. Web Semantics for Textual and Visual Information Retrieval is a pivotal reference source for the latest academic research on embedding and associating semantics with multimedia information to improve data retrieval techniques. Highlighting a range of pertinent topics such as automation, knowledge discovery, and social networking, this book is ideally designed for researchers, practitioners, students, and professionals interested in emerging trends in information retrieval.

Author : Jeng-Shyang Pan,Shyi-Ming Chen,Ngoc Thanh Nguyen
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 593 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2012-03-02
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9783642284892

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Intelligent Information and Database Systems by Jeng-Shyang Pan,Shyi-Ming Chen,Ngoc Thanh Nguyen Pdf

The three-volume set LNAI 7196, LNAI 7197 and LNAI 7198 constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 4th Asian Conference on Intelligent Information and Database Systems, ACIIDS 2012, held in Kaohsiung, Taiwan in March 2012. The 161 revised papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from more than 472 submissions. The papers included cover the following topics: intelligent database systems, data warehouses and data mining, natural language processing and computational linguistics, semantic Web, social networks and recommendation systems, collaborative systems and applications, e-bussiness and e-commerce systems, e-learning systems, information modeling and requirements engineering, information retrieval systems, intelligent agents and multi-agent systems, intelligent information systems, intelligent internet systems, intelligent optimization techniques, object-relational DBMS, ontologies and knowledge sharing, semi-structured and XML database systems, unified modeling language and unified processes, Web services and semantic Web, computer networks and communication systems.