A Descriptive Framework for Translating Speaker's Meaning

A framework for translating speaker's meaning or intention is proposed based on two notions, Illocutionary Force Types (IFTs) for analysis and Decision Parameters (DPs) for generation. IFTs are a certain kind of classification of utterances concerning speaker's meaning. DPs present background information of language use in order to derive an appropriate expression from speaker's meaning. In Japanese, IFTs can be derived automatically through syntactical constraints. To generate appropriate expressions, language-specific communication strategies related to DP values should be given a priori. The whole process is performed in a unification-based framework.

• Type: Conference
• Year: 1989
• Where: EACL
• Authors: Masako Kume, Gayle K. Sato, Kei Yoshimoto
• Keywords: Appropriate Expressions, DPs Present Background, EACL 1989, Natural Language Processing, Utterances Concerning Speaker