Understanding System Specifications Written in Natural Language
Abstract
This paper describes research in understanding system specifications written in natural language. This research involves the implementation of a natural language interface, PHRANSPAN, for specifying the abstract behavior of digital systems in restricted English text. A neutral formal representation for the behavior is described using the USC Design Data Structure. A small set of concepts that characterize digital system behavior are presented using this representation. An intermediate representation loosely based on Conceptual Dependency is presented. Its use with a semantic-based parser to translate from English to the formal representation is illustrated by examples.
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Jr. et al. "Understanding System Specifications Written in Natural Language." International Joint Conference on Artificial Intelligence, 1987.Markdown
[Jr. et al. "Understanding System Specifications Written in Natural Language." International Joint Conference on Artificial Intelligence, 1987.](https://mlanthology.org/ijcai/1987/jr1987ijcai-understanding/)BibTeX
@inproceedings{jr1987ijcai-understanding,
title = {{Understanding System Specifications Written in Natural Language}},
author = {Jr., John J. Granacki and Parker, Alice C. and Arens, Yigal},
booktitle = {International Joint Conference on Artificial Intelligence},
year = {1987},
pages = {688-691},
url = {https://mlanthology.org/ijcai/1987/jr1987ijcai-understanding/}
}