Semantic Interpretation Revisited.
Abstract
After providing brief overview of the BBN LUNAR system, the author discusses two of its deficiencies: (1) the simple 'enumerate and test' processing of quantified expressions in its meaning representation language; and (2) its inadequate treatment of anaphora. The author make a rough classification of anaphoric expressions as groundwork towards formulating a general computational treatment of the phenomenon. In this classification, she establishes a distinction between (1) denotational anaphora references to previously mentioned objects, sets, events, states, etc. -- and (2) descriptional anaphora -- references to previous descriptions. The report concludes with an initial sketch of both a formal meaning representation language and some procedures seen needed for manipulating sentences of the language, which may provide a handle on some aspects of anaphor resolution.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jul 01, 1976
- Accession Number
- ADA028993
Entities
People
- Bonnie L. Nash-webber
Organizations
- BBN Technologies