Understanding Natural Language Descriptions of Physical Phenomena
Abstract
The fact that human readers can learn about the physical world from textual descriptions leads to a number of interesting questions about the connections between our conceptual understanding of the physical world and how it is reflected in natural language. This thesis investigates some forms in which information about physical phenomena is typically expressed in natural language and how this knowledge can be used to construct models of the underlying physical processes.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- May 07, 2004
- Accession Number
- ADA507464
Entities
People
- Sven E. Kuehne
Organizations
- Northwestern University