Paying Heed to Collocations

Abstract

In this paper, we introduce a system, Sentence Planning Using Description, which generates collocations within the paradigm of sentence planning SPUD simultaneously constructs the semantics and syntax of a sentence using a Lexicalized Tree Adjoining Grammar (LTAG). This approach captures naturally and elegantly the interaction between pragmatic and syntactic constraints on descriptions in a sentence, and the inferential and lexical interactions between multiple descriptions in a sentence. At the same time, it exploits linguistically motivated, declarative specifications of the discourse functions of syntactic constructions to make contextually appropriate syntactic choices.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1996
Accession Number
ADA460379

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  • Christine Doran
  • Matthew Stone

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  • University of Pennsylvania

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