Generation of Referring Expressions: Managing Structural Ambiguities

Imtiaz Hussain Khan; Kees van Deemter; Graeme D. Ritchie

Generation of Referring Expressions: Managing Structural Ambiguities

Imtiaz Hussain Khan, Kees van Deemter, Graeme D. Ritchie

Computing Science

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Abstract

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.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	22nd International Conference on Computational Linguistics (COLING-08)
Place of Publication	Morristown, NJ, USA
Publisher	ACL Anthology
Publication status	Published - 2008
Event	22nd International Conference on Computational Linguistics (COLING-8) - Manchester, United Kingdom Duration: 18 Aug 2008 → 22 Aug 2008

Conference

Conference	22nd International Conference on Computational Linguistics (COLING-8)
Country/Territory	United Kingdom
City	Manchester
Period	18/08/08 → 22/08/08

Keywords

Generation of Referring Expressions
Managing Ambiguities

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Khan, IH, van Deemter, K & Ritchie, GD 2008, Generation of Referring Expressions: Managing Structural Ambiguities. in 22nd International Conference on Computational Linguistics (COLING-08). ACL Anthology, Morristown, NJ, USA , 22nd International Conference on Computational Linguistics (COLING-8), Manchester, United Kingdom, 18/08/08. <http://www.csd.abdn.ac.uk/~gritchie/papers/IKG.pdf>

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