Willis, Alistair (2007). NP coordination in underspecified scope representations. In: Seventh International Workshop on Computational Semantics, 10-12 January 2007, Tilburg, Netherlands.
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Abstract
Accurately capturing the quantifier scope behaviour of coordinated NPs can be problematic for underspecification systems that define constraints over semantic constructors. We present an extension to a hole-semantics like language that allows a natural representation of coordinated NPs, and a translation from partial scope requirements into constraints on the constructors. We conclude that the efficient decision procedures developed for constraints on semantic constructors enable the possible meanings of sentences containing coordinated NPs to be fully underspecified.
| Item Type: | Conference or Workshop Item |
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| Copyright Holders: | 2007 The Author |
| Keywords: | Computational semantics; natural language processing; semantics; quantifier scope; underspecification; coordination |
| Academic Unit/Department: | Mathematics, Computing and Technology > Computing |
| Interdisciplinary Research Centre: | Centre for Research in Computing (CRC) |
| Item ID: | 19199 |
| Depositing User: | Alistair Willis |
| Date Deposited: | 10 Dec 2009 12:22 |
| Last Modified: | 06 Dec 2010 11:08 |
| URI: | http://oro.open.ac.uk/id/eprint/19199 |
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