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From scopings to interpretation: The semantic interpretation within the AlFresco system

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Trends in Artificial Intelligence (AI*IA 1991)

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This work describes two of the interpretation modules in the multilevel semantic architecture of the AIFresco system: quantifier scopings resolution and interpretation of a meaning representation form. The paper overviews the main ideas of the techniques followed in the implementation of such modules. In particular for the scopings resolution a set of heuristic rules borrowed from linguistic analysis is given in order to cut the excessive number of readings proposed by some known mechanisms for scopings generation (Cooper Storage, Hobbs-Shieber algorithm). As far as interpretation is concerned, a semantics for logical operators, including natural quantifiers, in a meaning representation language is explained in full detail.

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  1. IRST-Istituto per la Ricerca Scientifica e Tecnologica, I-38050, Povo, Trento

    Carlo Strapparava

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Edoardo Ardizzone Salvatore Gaglio Filippo Sorbello

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Strapparava, C. (1991). From scopings to interpretation: The semantic interpretation within the AlFresco system. In: Ardizzone, E., Gaglio, S., Sorbello, F. (eds) Trends in Artificial Intelligence. AI*IA 1991. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 549. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-54712-6_240

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