Presentation 2006-10-20
Implementing a Japanese Semantic Parser Based on Glue Approach for Lexical-Functional Grammar
Hiroshi UMEMOTO,
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Abstract(in English) This paper describes the implementation of a Japanese semantic parser based on glue approach. The parser is designed as domain-independent, and produces fully scoped higher-order intensional logical expressions, coping with semantically ambiguous sentences without storage mechanism. It is constructed from an English semantic parser on top of Lexical-Functional Grammar (LFG), and it attains broad coverage through relatively little construction effort, thanks to the parallelism of the LFG grammars. I outline the parser, and I present the analyses of Japanese idiosyncratic expressions including floated numerical quantifiers, showing the distinct readings of distributive and cumulative, as well as a double-subject construction and focus particles. I also explain the analyses of expressions that are syntactically parallel but semantically distinct, such as relative tense in subordinate clauses.
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Keyword(in English) formal semantics / syntax-semantics interface / Lexical-Functional Grammar / Japanese semantics
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Title (in English) Implementing a Japanese Semantic Parser Based on Glue Approach for Lexical-Functional Grammar
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Keyword(1) formal semantics
Keyword(2) syntax-semantics interface
Keyword(3) Lexical-Functional Grammar
Keyword(4) Japanese semantics
1st Author's Name Hiroshi UMEMOTO
1st Author's Affiliation Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd.()
Date 2006-10-20
Paper # NLC2006-26
Volume (vol) vol.106
Number (no) 299
Page pp.pp.-
#Pages 5
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