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A framework for natural language processing based on an artificial life model is introduced. Human-computer interfaces require models of dialogue structure that capture the variability and unpredictability within dialogue. In this paper, taking as starting point the notion of eco-grammar system, and by extending it to the concept of Conversational Grammar Systems (CGS), we introduce a new formal framework for conversation modelling.
This research has been supported by a Marie Curie European Reintegration Grant (ERG) under contract number MERG-CT-2004-510644.
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Bel-Enguix, G., Jiménez-López, M.D. (2005). Artificial Life for Natural Language Processing. In: Capcarrère, M.S., Freitas, A.A., Bentley, P.J., Johnson, C.G., Timmis, J. (eds) Advances in Artificial Life. ECAL 2005. Lecture Notes in Computer Science(), vol 3630. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/11553090_77
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