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Lexical discrimination within a multilevel semantics approach

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Trends in Artificial Intelligence (AI*IA 1991)

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This paper describes a computational approach to lexical discrimination. A multilevel semantics approach is assumed in which at least two levels are relevant: the lexical level, described here, at which lexical discrimination is carried out, and the logical-interpretative level, at which the sentence interpretation is accomplished within the system domain model. Given that both the lexical and the interpretation level make reference to the same knowledge a strategy is proposed to maintain consistency among lexical discrimination, sentence interpretation and domain model knowledge.

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  1. IRST, Istituto per la Ricerca Scientifica e Tecnologica, I-38050, Povo, TN, Italy

    Alberto Lavelli & Bernardo Magnini

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Edoardo Ardizzone Salvatore Gaglio Filippo Sorbello

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Lavelli, A., Magnini, B. (1991). Lexical discrimination within a multilevel semantics approach. In: Ardizzone, E., Gaglio, S., Sorbello, F. (eds) Trends in Artificial Intelligence. AI*IA 1991. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 549. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-54712-6_261

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