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Linguistically-based preferences

So far, we have discussed the main types of concept - lexeme mappings we have in our lexicons, where we saw that our transcategorial approach provided a good basis for paraphrases. Then, we discussed the main types of matchings between the input semantics and the lexicon entries along with the way entries will interact. We now turn to the options which arise locally through lexicon entries. Finally, we will show how to make decisions on the basis of lexicon-based preferences and combination-based preferences at the intra- and inter-sentential levels. Among the following options, which are local to lexicon entries (whether simple or complex, the latter for idioms for instance), the generator will be provided some preferences, such as prefer collocations heavy smoker over the decomposition a person who smokes a lot. Some preferences are stronger than others, such as grammatical constraints provided by lexicon entries as illustrated later.





Steve Beale
Tue Feb 10 13:32:21 MST 1998