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Author:   Nigel Ward
Publisher:   Intellect
Imprint:   Intellect Books
Dimensions:   Width: 15.40cm , Height: 1.70cm , Length: 22.80cm
Weight:   0.428kg
ISBN:  

9781567500387

ISBN 10:   1567500382
Pages:   200
Publication Date:   01 May 1994
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Preface Introduction 1 Motivations for this Work 2 Preview of the Model 3 Overview of the Book 2 Design Issues 1 Characteristics of the Generation Task 2 Why Previous Research has Missed the Point 3 Design Principles 4 The Principles in FIG 5 On Decisions, Algorithms, and Modules 3 Le,dcal Knowledge and Word Choice 1 Meanings of Words 2 Inference 3 Syntactic Properties of Words 4 Other Properties of Words 5 Word Choice at Run-Time 6 Summary 4 Syntactic Knowledge and Its Use 1 Motivation 2 Basics of Syntax 3 Two Details  4 An Example  5 Synergy and Competition 6 Issues and Non-issues 7 What Remains to be Done? 8 History of Syntax in FIG  9 Summary 5 Representing and Using Relational Information 1 The Problems with Case Grammars 2 Proposal 3 Participatory Profiles in FIG 4 Implications for Parsing 5 Open Issues 6 Summary 6 FIG's Grammars 1 Some Details of Syntax in FIG 2 English  3 Japanese 7 Details of FIG 1 Building the Network 2 The Input 3 Activation Flow 4 Special Processes 5 Getting the Correct Overall Behavior 6 Summary of Node and Link Types 7 Size and Speed 8 Miscellany Regarding Connectionism 1 Strengths and Weaknesses of Connectionism  2 Why Structured Connectionism? 3 Artificial Intelligence as an Experimental Science 4 Past Connectionist Generation Research 9 Human Language Production 1 Introspection 2 Pauses 3 Priming Effects 4 Errors 5 Traditional Cognitive Models 6 FIG as a Cognitive Model 10 A Model for Natural Translation 1 The Need for Natural Translation 2 Strategies for Machine Translation Research 3 Present Technologies for Machine Translation 4 Proposal 5 Design Implications 6 Philosophical and Software Engineering Issues 7 Prospects 11 In Conclusion 1 How FIG Measures Up 2 Directions for Future Work 3 What Has Been Learned Appendix References Author Index Subject Index

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After completing a degree in English at Oxford University, Nigel Ward trained as a theatre director, working professionally in fringe theatre as well as spending a year as an assistant director at the Royal Shakespeare Company. He has taught drama in both the university sector and in conservatoire settings. He was the Course Leader for the M.A. Performance Studies at Central School of Speech and Drama and is currently a Senior Lecturer at Anglia Ruskin University in Cambridge where he lectures in Drama and is Course Leader for Performing Arts.

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