dependent best-first
parser.
8. Semantics and Logical Form - basic encoding ambiguity
logical form language, verbs and states in logical form, defining
semantic structure and model theory.
9. Linking Syntax and Semantics - A simple grammar
and lexicon with semantic interpretation, prepositional and verb
phrases, semantic roles, handling simple questions, feature unification
and generating sentences from logical form.
10. Ambiguity Resolution - Restrictions, semantic
filtering and networks, statistical word sense disambiguation, statistical
semantic preferences.
11. Other Strategies for Semantic Interpretation -
Grammatical relations, semantic grammars, template matching and
semantically-directed parsing techniques.
12. Scoping and the Interpretation of Noun Phrases
- Definite descriptions and scoping methods during parsing, co-reference
and binding constraints, adjective phrases, relational nouns and
nominalizations and other problems in semantics.
13. Knowledge Representations and Reasoning - First-Order
Predicate Calculus (FOPC), frames: stereotypical information, handling
natural language quantification, procedural semantics, answering
question and hybrid knowledge representations.
14. Local Discourse Context and Reference - Anaphora
based on history lists, pronouns and centering, definite descriptions,
definite reference and sets, ellipsis and surface anaphora.
15. Using World Knowledge - Establishing coherence,
matching against expectations, action and casualty, scripts: understanding
stereotypical situations, using hierarchical plans, action-effect-based
reasoning and knowledge about rational behavior.
16. Discourse Structure - Segmentation and cue phrases,
relating discourse structure and inference, discourse structure,
tense, aspect and managing the attention stack.
17. Defining a Conversational Agent - language as
multi-agent activity, representing cognitive state, |
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Building
Knowledge Automation Systems with Exsys CORVID
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Building Knowledge Automation
Systems with Exsys CORVID by Prof Elias Awad, University
of Virginia - professor emeritus, is now available. With
18 textbooks in the field of knowledge engineering and expert
systems, his latest book deals with the concept of Knowledge
Automation - the direct delivery of Knowledge over the Web.
Knowledge Automation Web sites deliver knowledge and customized
recommendations through an interactive interface, rather
than simply presenting facts and data. By building and fielding
systems that capture expert decision-making knowledge, these
Web-enabled systems integrate into Web sites through various
techniques. Interacting with users in a conversational manner,
these systems emulate human expert conversations.
The book covers everything
from selecting an appropriate problem to fielding a finished
system. A crucial section covers the often-overlooked issues
of working with experts, reaching consensus among multiple
experts and various techniques for extracting decision-making
knowledge in a usable form. Other sections cover the issues
of fielding systems on the Web and the pros and cons of
the various approaches.
The book is bundled with an
evaluation copy of Exsys CORVID Knowledge Automation Expert
System development tool. This working version allows building
small systems and fielding them on a Web site. By allowing
the software to run for a full semester, provides an ideal
tool for classroom use. The CORVID software includes an
online tutorial and a printed "Quick Start" manual
that shows how to use the main features of the development
software.
Order the book on-line at
www.exsys.com
or 505.888.9494.
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| James Allen, “Natural
Language Understanding (2nd Edition)”, ISBN: 0805303340,
1995, Addison Wesley Publishing Company. |
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