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Linguistic utterances are full of errors and novel expressions, yet linguistic communication is remarkably robust. This paper presents a double-layered architecture for open-ended language processing, in which ‘diagnostics’ and ‘repairs’ operate on a meta-level for detecting and solving problems that may occur during habitual processing on a routine layer. Through concrete operational examples, this paper demonstrates how such an architecture can directly monitor and steer linguistic processing, and how language can be embedded in a larger cognitive system.
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Beuls, K., van Trijp, R., Wellens, P. (2012). Diagnostics and Repairs in Fluid Construction Grammar. In: Steels, L., Hild, M. (eds) Language Grounding in Robots. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-3064-3_11
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