Overview

This book aims to inform researchers with an interest in natural language generation about advances in the field. It is organised around four topics – system architectures, content planning, discourse planning and realisation in linguistic form - and it presents some of the most important works in this area of research.

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Author:   Helmut Horacek (Formerly of Saarland University, Germany)
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Imprint:   Bloomsbury Academic
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 2.10cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.626kg
ISBN:  

9781474246415

ISBN 10:   1474246419
Pages:   336
Publication Date:   17 December 2015
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Table of Contents

Introduction Helmut Horacek and Michael Zock Part I. Content Planning 1. Content Determination and Text Structuring: Two Interrelated Processes Denis Carcagno And Lidija Iordanskaja 2. Explanation Strategies for KADS-Based Expert Systems Michael Sprenger Part II. Text Planning 3. From Interclausal Relations To Discourse Structure - A Long Way Behind, A Long Way Ahead Eduard Hovy 4. Organising Discourse Structure Relations Using Metafunctions Elisabeth Maier and Eduard Hovy 5. From Constituent Planning To Text Planning Zuzana Krifka-Dobei and Hans-Joachim Novak Part III. Realization 6. How a Systemic Functional Grammar Works: The Role of Realization in Realization Robin P. Fawcett, Gordon H. Tucker and Yuen Q. Lin 7. Head-Driven Bottom-Up Generation and Government and Binding: A Unified Perspective Fabio Pianesi Part IV. Systems 8. Decision Making Throughout the Generation Process in The Systems WISBER And DIAMOD Helmut Horacek 9. A Revision-Based Generation Architecture for Reporting Facts in Their Historical Context Jacques Robin Part V. Selected Topics 10. The Initial Specifications for Generation Introduction: Helmut Horacek A. The Initial Specifications for Generation: Robert Dale B. 'Does Natural Language Generation Start From A Specification?': David D. McDonald C. Notes on 'The Initial Specifications for Generation': Dietmar Rosner D. On the Generator Input of the Future: Eduard Hovy 11. Lexicalization Introduction: Ernst Buchberger A. Is Content Generation A One-Shot Process Or A Cyclical Activity Of Gradual Refinement? The Case of Lexical Choice: Michael Zock B. Lexical Choice and Lexical Preferences: Ehud Reiter C. A Holistic View of Lexical Choice: Stephan Busemann D. Ontology and Lexical Choice: Hans-Joachim Novak Index

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Author Information

Helmut Horacek works for the German Research Center for Artificial Intelligence and taught at Saarland University, Germany. Michael Zock is Emeritus Research Director of the French National Centre for Scientific Research, Aix-Marseille University, France.

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