A Robust Portable Natural Language Data Base Interface,

Abstract

This paper describes a NL data base interface which consists of two parts: a Natural Language Processor (NLP) and a data base application program (DBAP). The NLP is a general purpose language processor which builds a formal representation of the meaning of the English utterances it is given. The DBAP is an algorithm with builds a query in a augmented relational algebra from the output of the NLP. This approach yields an interface which is both extremely robust and portable.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 01, 1983
Accession Number
ADP001163

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  • Jerrold M. Ginsparg

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  • Algorithms
  • Application Software
  • Applied Computer Science
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Artificial Intelligence Software
  • California
  • Computer Programs
  • Computer Science
  • Databases
  • Digital Information
  • Formal Languages
  • Language
  • Natural Language Processing
  • Natural Languages

Fields of Study

  • Computer science

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  • Computational Linguistics