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Pronoun resolution refers to the problem of determining the coreference linkages between the antecedents and the pronouns. We propose to employ a combined model of statistical learning and first-order logic, the Markov logic network (MLN). Our proposed model can more effectively characterize the pronoun coreference resolution process that requires conducting inference upon a variety of conditions. The influence of different types of constraints are also investigated.
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Chan, K., Lam, W. (2008). Pronoun Resolution with Markov Logic Networks. In: Li, H., Liu, T., Ma, WY., Sakai, T., Wong, KF., Zhou, G. (eds) Information Retrieval Technology. AIRS 2008. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 4993. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-68636-1_15
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