Reference Resolution
Frédéric Landragin · 2013
Reference resolution requires input arguments, which can be preprocessed, and gives an output result, which might require postprocessing. The links between a linguistic utterance and the world of the task to be carried out are made through references. On one hand, references to objects that are accessible and can be manipulated in this world, which can be done because of the well-chosen words and expression, or because of the combination of a pointing gesture with an appropriate linguistic expression. On the other hand, references to various actions that can be carried out in the world of the task. This chapter outlines the reference resolution processes for references to objects and actions, and shows how various utterances can be linked to one another by anaphora and coreference relations that a system has to identify to be able to manage the dialogue's coherence. Controlled Vocabulary Terms computational linguistics