1994/06/07 by Nancy Green, Green, Nancy, Sandra Carberry +1 · 1 citation
Computer Science · #Multi-Agent Systems and Negotiation #Topic Modeling #Natural Language Processing Techniques
paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.cmp-lg/9406014
This paper presents our implemented computational model for interpreting and generating indirect answers to Yes-No questions. Its main features are 1) a discourse-plan-based approach to implicature, 2) a reversible architecture for generation and interpretation, 3) a hybrid reasoning model that employs both plan inference and logical inference, and 4) use of stimulus conditions to model a speaker's motivation for providing appropriate, unrequested information. The model handles a wider range of types of indirect answers than previous computational models and has several significant advantages.