Generating referring expressions: Constructing descriptions in a domain of objects and processes . By Robert Dale. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press, 1992. Pp. ix, 277. $39.95.
Inderjeet Mani · Language · 1995
Part 1 Introduction: what this book is about the phenomena considered the aims of the work starting points an overview of the system structure of the book. Part 2 The representation of entities: some ontological problems in recipes a survey of objects in recipes generalized physical objects eventualities the representation language summarized limitations. Part 3 The generation of connected discourse: an overview of EPICURE deciding what to say discourse generation and domain modelling generating clauses. Part 4 Generating referring expressions: introduction referring building noun phrases initial references. Part 5 Generating anaphoric references: the pronominalization decision subsequent reference one-anaphora the referring expression algorithm summarized. Part 6 A worked example: the target recipe the ingredients of recipe generation generating the discourse specification generating the text conclusions.