Implementation of a Natural Language Processor Using Functional Grammar.

Abstract

This thesis presents the design and implementation of a natural language processor using Functional Grammar. Traditionally, grammars have consisted of a set of words and a set of semantic and syntactic rules which combine the words to form sentences. Thus, the language is looked at as a syntactic structure which is used to derive meaning. Functional Grammar looks at language as a means of social interaction and applies the syntactic and semantic rules only after the meaning, based on pragmatics, of the sentence has been established. Prolog has been used to demonstrate how Functional Grammar can be used to provide that meaning.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1985
Accession Number
ADA165428

Entities

People

  • Fred G. Orchard

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • C4I

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Classification
  • Computer Science
  • Computers
  • English Language
  • Grammars
  • Language
  • Linguistics
  • Natural Language Processing
  • Natural Languages
  • Schools
  • Security
  • Standards
  • Theses
  • Transformational Grammars
  • United States
  • United States Naval Academy

Fields of Study

  • Linguistics

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  • Database Systems and Applications
  • Speech Processing/Speech Recognition.
  • Theoretical Analysis.