TY - GEN
T1 - Generation of referring expressions
T2 - 22nd International Conference on Computational Linguistics, Coling 2008
AU - Khan, Imtiaz Hussain
AU - Van Deemter, Kees
AU - Ritchie, Graeme
PY - 2008
Y1 - 2008
N2 - Existing algorithms for the Generation of Referring Expressions tend to generate distinguishing descriptions at the semantic level, disregarding the ways in which surface issues can affect their quality. This paper considers how these algorithms should deal with surface ambiguity, focussing on structural ambiguity. We propose that not all ambiguity is worth avoiding, and suggest some ways forward that attempt to avoid unwanted interpretations. We sketch the design of an algorithm motivated by our experimental findings.
AB - Existing algorithms for the Generation of Referring Expressions tend to generate distinguishing descriptions at the semantic level, disregarding the ways in which surface issues can affect their quality. This paper considers how these algorithms should deal with surface ambiguity, focussing on structural ambiguity. We propose that not all ambiguity is worth avoiding, and suggest some ways forward that attempt to avoid unwanted interpretations. We sketch the design of an algorithm motivated by our experimental findings.
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/76149102496
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:76149102496
SN - 9781905593446
T3 - Coling 2008 - 22nd International Conference on Computational Linguistics, Proceedings of the Conference
SP - 433
EP - 440
BT - Coling 2008 - 22nd International Conference on Computational Linguistics, Proceedings of the Conference
Y2 - 18 August 2008 through 22 August 2008
ER -