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Experience Using TSQL2 in a Natural Language Interface

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Attempting to use Tsql2 in a natural language interface for temporal databases has focused our attention on certain points in the semantics of Tsql2 where we believe that clarifications or modifications are needed. It has also led us to some extensions to Tsql2 that seem generally useful, regardless of natural language issues.

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  1. Department of Artificial Intelligence, University of Edinburgh, Scotland, UK

    I. Androutsopoulos & G. D. Ritchie

  2. Department of Computer Science, University of Edinburgh, Scotland, UK

    P. Thanisch

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  1. Leonard N. Stern School of Business, Information Systems Department, New York University, 44 West 4th Street, Suite 9-170, 10012-1126, New York, NY, USA

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Androutsopoulos, I., Ritchie, G.D., Thanisch, P. (1995). Experience Using TSQL2 in a Natural Language Interface. In: Clifford, J., Tuzhilin, A. (eds) Recent Advances in Temporal Databases. Workshops in Computing. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-3033-8_7

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