A Method for Studying Natural Language Dialogue.

Abstract

This report describes progress on an experimental technique for studying application-specific dialogues. In this technique, a user interacts via typed messages with a second person who is simulating a computerized natural language interface. The dialogues are all concerned with order-handling and invoicing; however, they are collected in three different situations. The user is variously attempting to describe, understand, or diagnose an order-handling and invoicing system. Preliminary results indicate some of the ways in which the specific user task (pragmatics) influences dialogue features. The importance and compexity of having a natural language interface understand comments about the communicators and the communication itself as illustrated. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 27, 1976
Accession Number
ADA041288

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