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It is demonstrated how Constraint Handling Rules can be applied for resolution of indirect and relative time expressions in text as part of a shallow analysis, following a specialized tagging phase. A method is currently under development, optimized for a particular corpus of historical biographies related to the development of the Dutch social movement between 1870 and 1940. It appears that CHR provides a modular language which is well-suited for tailoring a method optimized for the different linguistic constructs and the textual conventions applied in a specific corpus. We explain the principles and illustrate by sample rules. The project is currently in a phase of development and testing, and this paper focuses on the methodological issues, while a detailed evaluation is not relevant at present. Identified problems and possible extensions are discussed.
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van de Camp, M., Christiansen, H. (2013). Resolving Relative Time Expressions in Dutch Text with Constraint Handling Rules. In: Duchier, D., Parmentier, Y. (eds) Constraint Solving and Language Processing. CSLP 2012. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 8114. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-41578-4_10
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