Natural Language Processing: Models of Roger Schank and his Students
Roger C. Schank, David B. Leake · Encyclopedia of Cognitive Science · 2005
Abstract Over many years, Roger Schank and his students developed a series of theories and computer models of natural language processing, guided by two main tenets: that natural language processing cannot be studied in isolation from the purposes for which language is used, and that meaning and world knowledge may be crucial at even the earliest points in the understanding process. Through an interplay between study of human reasoning, development of theories, and experiments with computer models, this work has identified important research questions and shed light not only on natural language processing but on a broad range of cognitive processes such as planning, learning, explanation, and even creativity.