Computing with words in information retrieval
Fernando Berzal, Marı́a J. Martı́n-Bautista, M.A. Vila, Henrik Legind Larsen · 2002
A study of the use of computing with words in information retrieval processes is presented in this paper. The lack of user-friendly communication interfaces between the user and the system in traditional retrieval approaches is rectified with the use of fuzzy logic at the different levels of the retrieval process. The advent of fuzzy information retrieval systems allows a linguistic representation, providing the user with a tool of understandable language based on words. Apart from outlining the fuzzy linguistic model in the processes of querying and evaluation, some reflections and discussions on the future trends of linguistic modelling in the processes of user feedback and user profile construction are outlined.