An integrated understander

  • Authors:
  • Roger C. Schank;Michael Lebowitz;Lawrence Birnbaum

  • Affiliations:
  • Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut;Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut;Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut

  • Venue:
  • Computational Linguistics
  • Year:
  • 1980

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Abstract

A new type of natural language parser is presented. The idea behind this parser is to map input sentences into the deepest form of the representation of their meaning and inferences, as is appropriate. The parser is not distinct from an entire understanding system. It uses an integrated conception of inferences, scripts, plans, and other knowledge to aid in the parse. Furthermore, it does not attempt to parse everything it sees. Rather, it determines what is most interesting and concentrates on that, ignoring the rest.