Plurals, cardinalities, and structures of determination
Christopher U. Habel · 1986
This paper presents an approach for processing incomplete and inconsistent knowledge. Basis for attacking these problems are 'structures of determination', which are extensions of Scott's approximation lattices taking into consideration some requirements from natural language processing and representation of knowledge. The theory developed is exemplified with processing plural noun phrases referring to objects which have to be understood as classes or sets. Referantial processes are handled by processes on 'Referential Nets', which are a specific knowledge structure developed for the representation of object-oriented knowledge. Problems of determination with respect to cardinality assumptions are emphasized.