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A Multilevel Natural Language Processing Model

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  22 December 2008

H. Jäppinen ,
T. Honkela ,
H. Hyötyniemi  and
A. Lehtola
H. Jäppinen
Affiliation:
SITRA Foundation, KIELIKONE Project, P.O. Box 329, 00121 Helsinki, Finland.
T. Honkela
Affiliation:
SITRA Foundation, KIELIKONE Project, P.O. Box 329, 00121 Helsinki, Finland.
H. Hyötyniemi
Affiliation:
SITRA Foundation, KIELIKONE Project, P.O. Box 329, 00121 Helsinki, Finland.
A. Lehtola
Affiliation:
SITRA Foundation, KIELIKONE Project, P.O. Box 329, 00121 Helsinki, Finland.
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Abstract

In this paper we describe a multilevel model for natural language processing. The distinct computational strata are motivated by invariant linguistic properties which are progressively uncovered from utterances. We examine each level in detail. The processes are morphological analysis, dependency parsing, logico-semantic analysis and query adaptation. Both linguistic and computational aspects are discussed. In addition to theory, we consider certain engineering viewpoints important and discuss them briefly.

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Research Article
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Nordic Journal of Linguistics , Volume 11 , Issue 1-2 , June 1988 , pp. 69 - 87
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1988

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