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This article presents the central algorithm of an open system for grammar checking, based on deep parsing. The grammatical specification is a context-free grammar with flat feature structures. After a shared-forest analysis where feature agreement constraints are relaxed, error detection globally minimizes the number of corrections and alternative correct sentences are automatically proposed.
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Clément, L., Gerdes, K., Marlet, R. (2011). A Grammar Correction Algorithm. In: de Groote, P., Egg, M., Kallmeyer, L. (eds) Formal Grammar. FG 2009. Lecture Notes in Computer Science(), vol 5591. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-20169-1_4
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