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The LiLFeS Abstract Machine and its evaluation with the LinGO grammar
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 02 November 2000
Abstract
This article evaluates the efficiency of the LiLFeS abstract machine by performing parsing tasks with the LinGO English resource grammar. The instruction set of the abstract machine is optimized for efficient processing of definite clause programs and typed feature structures. LiLFeS also supports various tools required for efficient parsing (e.g. efficient copying, a built-in CFG parser) and the constructions of standard Prolog (e.g. cut, assertions, negation as failure). Several parsers and large-scale grammars, including the LinGO grammar, have been implemented in or ported to LiLFeS. Precise empirical results with the LinGO grammar are provided to allow comparison with other systems. The experimental results demonstrate the efficiency of the LiLFeS abstract machine.
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- 2000 Cambridge University Press
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