Efficient Parsing for Natural Language: A Fast Algorithm for Practical Systems
Masaru Tomita · Americanae (AECID Library) · 2013
1. Introduction.- 2. Informal Description of the Algorithm.- 3. Examples.- 4. Formal Specification of the Algorithm.- 5. Comparison with Other Algorithms.- 6. Empirical Results.- 7. Left-to-Right on-Line Parsing.- 8. Sentence Disambiguation by Asking.- 9. Interactive/Personal Machine Translation.- 10. Concluding Remarks.- Appendix A. The Parsing Table Constructor.- Appendix B. Earley's Algorithm.- Appendix C. Proof of Correctness of the Algorithm.- C.1. Introduction.- C.2. Soundness of the Algorithm.- C.3. Completeness of the Algorithm.- Appendix D. Raw Empirical Data.- Appendix E. Programs Used in the Experiments.- E.1. Tomita's Algorithm.- E.2. Earley's Algorithm.- E.3. Earley's Algorithm with an Improvement.- E.4. LR(0) Table Construction Algorithm.- E.5. Utility Functions.- Appendix F. Grammars Used in the Experiments.- Appendix G. Sentences Used in the Experiments.- Appendix H. Nishida and Doshita's System.- References.- Author Index.