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NL-KR Digest Volume 02 No. 43
NL-KR Digest (5/22/87 16:48:24) Volume 2 Number 43
Today's Topics:
Requests:
Dictionary Creation Tool References
Primitives that deal with sensory perception
Info: MT with Chinese Company
References on consistency and completeness checking
References on Knowledge-based Document Retrieval
Another speech example
Chart Parser and Related References
If Language(X) & Manipulate(Computer, X), then Artificial(X)
Automatic Spelling Correction:
Humor
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Subject: Dictionary Creation Tool Reference Request
Date: Fri, 22 May 87 11:26:34 PDT
From: Robert Albano <albano@vaxa.isi.edu>
I am compiling a list of dictionary creation tools that are used in
natural language processing systems. Any references would be
appreciated.
Robert Albano, USC/ISI
albano@vaxa.isi.edu
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Date: Thu, 21 May 87 15:18 EDT
From: LEN MOSKOWITZ <MOSKOWITZ%TSD%atc.bendix.com@RELAY.CS.NET>
Subject: Request for assistance
I'm working on a memory model that learns concepts from scratch. Given
events consisting of sensory input (e.g. for the vision modality, some
description of scenes), it will (hopefully) learn appropriate groupings of
features that define concepts. I am looking for sets of primitives that can
describe sensory perceptions. The primitives need not be "correct" nor
"exhaustive" when evaluated for psychological/perceptual validity, but they
should be "adequate" to describe the range of features they apply to. I have
one set of visual primitives (Irving Biederman's from SUNY Buffalo's Psych
department) that may handle volumetric descriptions of objects describable by
count nouns. To fill out the vision primitives, I think I need textural,
motion, size, orientation, and color/brightness/contrast primitives too. I'm
also looking for perceptual primitives for the other sensory modalities (aural,
tactile, olfactory, kinesthetic...). Any pointers would be greatly
appreciated.
Len Moskowitz
moskowitz@bendix.com (CSnet)
moskowitz%bendix.com@relay.cs.net (ARPAnet)
moskowit@topaz.rutgers.edu (alternate ARPAnet)
rutgers!topaz!moskowit (uucp)
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Date: Wed, 20 May 87 22:22 EDT
From: Brad Miller <miller@CS.ROCHESTER.EDU>
Subject: Info Request: MT with Chinese Company
Organization: University of Rochester, Department of Computer Science
Postal-address: 617 Hylan Building, University of Rochester, Rochester NY 14627
Phone: 716-275-7747
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Someone contacted me about a mysterious job doing machine trans-
lation with an established company, a start-up, and the Chinese
government. (Of course, after having listened to the Contra-gate
hearings, I asked if this met US laws on export of technology). I
have many questions about this venture and hope that maybe some
other nl-kr readers would be able to help me with their knowledge
of the field.
Because the new position is not in the established company, or
even at an established research center, I'd like to know how you
think this might affect the enterprise. Is MT now so advanced
that such a start-up is feasible? The MT is supposed to happen
on a PC. What pros and cons in a development environment (other
than data storage) do people see in this? Does anyone know of
any MT work done on Asian languages other than Japanese?
As I have never dealt with a "headhunter" before and am a bit em-
barrassed by the whole thing, Brad Miller, the moderator of this
newsgroup, has graciously consented to relay your responses to
me. Thank you in advance.
%%%%End Forwarded Message%%%%
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miller@cs.rochester.edu
miller@acorn.cs.rochester.edu
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Date: Tue, 19 May 87 10:09:30 SST
From: Eng-Lian Lim <ISCLIMEL%NUSVM.BITNET@wiscvm.wisc.edu>
Subject: References on consistency and completeness checking
[Excerpted from AIList]
WANTED!!!
I urgently need references on consistency and completeness checking
on rule-based expert systems with 1st order predicates, including
possible reasoning and approximate reasoning.
Many thanks in advance...
Regards - Eng-Lian Lim
MAIL TO: ISCLIMEL@NUSVM <--- BitNet
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Date: Tue, 19 May 87 13:44:40+0900
From: mcvax!csd.kaist.ac.kr!ywkim@seismo.CSS.GOV (Kim Young Whan)
Subject: References on Knowledge-based Document Retrieval
[Excerpted from AIList]
I'm writing a Ph.D Thesis about Knowledge Based System for Document
Retrieval, especially about rule based system using uncertainty handling
mechanism (Bayesian, D-S Theory, Fuzzy Set Theory).
I'm looking for any reference having anything to do with it.
I'm also interesting in public-domain programs that are related to this field.
Sources written in LISP(Common LISP, GCLISP,Frantz-LISP, Zeta LISP) would be
preferred.
The information obtained will be collected and summarized and made
available to researcher on request.
Thanks for your assistance.
Young-Whan Kim
Dept. of CS KAIST
P.O.Box 150, Cheongryang
Seoul, 131
Republic of Korea.
ywkim%csd.kaist.ac.kr@relay.cs.net(from cs-net)
ywkim%csd.kaist.ac.kr@wiscvm.wisc.edu(from bitnet)
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Date: Fri, 15 May 87 13:52:12 edt
From: Michal Ephratt <ephratt@cs.rochester.edu>
Subject: another speech example
Following is another example (?J. Lyons - linguist ?):
THE SONS RAISE MEAT
THE SUN'S RAYS MEET
Tnx, Michal.
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Date: 20 May 87 01:47:46 GMT
From: decvax!dartvax!uvm-gen!emerson@ucbvax.Berkeley.EDU (Tom "Oliver W. Jones" Emerson)
Organization: EMBA Computer Facility, Univ. of Vermont, Burlington.
Subject: Chart Parser and Related References
Many people have requested sources for further research into chart parsers.
I have also included several sources related to parsing formalisms:
Hirakawa, H. "Chart Parsing in Concurrent PROLOG". TR-008, ICOT,
Tokyo, Japan: May 1983
Kay, M. "Experimenting with a Powerful Parser", Proc. 2nd Int. COLING,
August 1967
Winograd, T. Language as a Cognitive Process, Volume 1: Syntax.
Addison-Wesley, 1983
Relating to Parsing Formalisms:
Emerson, T. "Parsing Formalisms", AI EXPERT, May 1987
Matsumoto, Y., Tanaka, H., Hirakawa, H., Miyoshi, H., Yasukawa, H.,
Mukai, K. and Yokoi, T. "BUP: A Bottom Up Parser
Embedded in PROLOG" ICOT, 1983
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Date: Mon 18 May 87 00:41:36-PDT
From: Sang K. Cha <ChaSK@Sushi.Stanford.EDU>
Subject: If Language(X) & Manipulate(Computer, X), then Artificial(X)
From user's point of view, I would say any language whose
meaning is derived by manipulating a finite number of symbols and
rules in the computer as an artificial thing is an artificial
language. This classification applies to the languages accepted (not
necessarily interpreted correctly, though) by so-called natural
language interfaces and automatic machine translation programs, not to
mention well-known programming languages like C, Pascal, and Lisp.
Artificial things created by human as tools have goals and their
design should follow an engineering trade-off between cost and
performance subject to environmental constraints. Human cognitive
limits in using and designing the elements of artificial things are
important examples of such environmental constraints. Design of
natural language interfaces to limited discourse and automatic
translation programs with limited number of vocabulary and grammar
rules are not exception to the engineering priciple of trade-off.
Unfortunately, this point seems to be overlooked by many people in
this field influenced by the Chomskian tradition of focusing on
linguistic problems.
Sang K. Cha
Chask@sushi.stanford.edu
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Date: Mon 18 May 87 12:27:57-PDT
From: Lee Altenberg <CCOCKERHAM.ALTENBERG@BIONET-20.ARPA>
Subject: Humor - Spelling Correction
[Excerpted from AIList]
After reading about PROFS, I discovered that my PC-WRITE software has
a spell-checker with a "Guess" feature that is like PROFS. Below are
three actual revisions of Jabberwocky produced by PC-WRITE, "Jabbing:,
"Jabs", and "Suppress", employing the first, second, and third guesses,
respectively, of PC-WRITE. Some of the poetic leaps I think you'll find
extraordinary. AI is a whole new frontier. The religious and political
overtones are those of PC-WRITE, not my own.
Jabbing
'Tweak brim, and the slits tow
Did gyrfalcon and gimmicks in the wac:
All min were the boron,
And the moment ratification outgrow.
"Beware the Jabbing, my son!
The jaws that bite, the claws that catch!
Beware the Judaism bird, and shun
The frustrate Bandies!"
He took is vortex sword in hand:
Long time the many foe he sought -
So rested he by the Tumult tree,
And stood awhile in thought.
And, as in ufos thought he stood,
The Jabbing, with eyes of flame,
Came whiffs through the tulip wood,
And burch as it came!
One, two! One, two! And through and through
The vortex blade went snickered-snack!
He left it dead, and with its head
He went galvanic back.
"And hast thou slain the Jabbing?
Come to my arms, my beams boy!
O fracas day! Callous! Called!
He chortled in his joy.
'Tweak brim, and the slits tow
Did gyrfalcon and gimmicks in the wac:
All min were the boron,
And the moment ratification outgrow.
Jabs
'Tweaks brimful, and the slitter toward
Did gyrfalcons and gimpy in the wacky:
All minaret were the borough,
And the momentarily ratified outgrows.
"Beware the Jabs, my son!
The jaws that bite, the claws that catch!
Beware the Judas bird, and shun
The frustrated Banding!"
He took his vortices sword in hand:
Long time the mao foe he sought -
So rested he by the Tumultuous tree,
And stood awhile in thought.
And, as in uganda thought he stood,
The Jabs, with eyes of flame,
Came whig through the tulips wood,
And burden as it came!
One, two! One, two! And through and through
The vortices blade went snider-snack!
He left it dead, and with its head
He went galvanism back.
"And hast thou slain the Jabs?
Come to my arms, my bean boy!
O fraction day! Calloused! Calligraphy!
He chortled in his joy.
'Tweaks brimful, and the slitter toward
Did gyrfalcons and gimpy in the wacky:
All minaret were the borough,
And the momentarily ratified outgrows.
Suppress
'Ts farewells, and the sled advice
Did gro and compel in the vow:
All mimeos were the breakups,
And the mm radios outcrop.
"Beware the Suppress, my son!
The jaws that bite, the claws that catch!
Beware the Shipshape bird, and shun
The freeing Bandersnatch!"
He took his barfly sword in hand:
Long time the manikin foe he sought -
So rested he by the Automation tree,
And stood awhile in thought.
And, as in abbeys thought he stood,
The Suppress with eyes of flame,
Came affluence through the atlas wood,
And fairfield as it came!
One, two! One, two! And through and through
The barfly blade went snigger-snack!
He left it dead, and with its head
He went clamping back.
"And hast thou slain the Suppress?
Come to my arms, my baying boy!
O barbecues day! Call! Call!
He chortled in his joy.
'Ts farewells, and the sled advice
Did gro and compel in the vow:
All mimeos were the breakups,
And the mm radios outcrop.
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