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In this paper we discuss the problem of extracting, ordering, and verifying events in the semantic interpretation of text. In particular, we propose a structurally-oriented temporal reasoning mechanism that draws on the linguistic and discourse structure of a text, yet behaves according to fairly simple, independent structural principles of composition.
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Bergler, S., Pustejovsky, J. (1990). Temporal Reasoning from Lexical Semantics. In: Endres-Niggemeyer, B., Herrmann, T., Kobsa, A., Rösner, D. (eds) Interaktion und Kommunikation mit dem Computer. Informatik-Fachberichte, vol 238. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-75591-0_15
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