Accession Number:

ADA076418

Title:

Problems in Conceptual Analysis of Natural Language.

Descriptive Note:

Research rept.,

Corporate Author:

YALE UNIV NEW HAVEN CONN DEPT OF COMPUTER SCIENCE

Personal Author(s):

• Birnbaum ,Lawrence
• Selfridge,Mallory

Report Date:

1979-10-01

Pagination or Media Count:

68.0

Abstract:

This paper reports on some recent developments in natural language analysis. We address such issues as the role of syntax in a semantics-oriented analyzer, achieving a flexible balance of top-down and bottom-up processing, and the role of short term memory. Our results have led to improved algorithms capable of analyzing the kinds of multi-clause inputs found in most text. Author

Descriptors:

• *SEMANTICS
• *NATURAL LANGUAGE
• ALGORITHMS
• MEMORY DEVICES
• WORDS(LANGUAGE)
• ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
• SYNTAX
• INFORMATION PROCESSING
• TEXT PROCESSING
• PARSERS
• COMPREHENSION

Subject Categories:

• Linguistics
• Computer Hardware
• Bionics

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE