Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!wuarchive!usc!ucsd!ucbvax!cs.rpi.edu!nl-kr-request From: nl-kr-request@cs.rpi.edu (NL-KR Moderator Chris Welty) Newsgroups: comp.ai.nlang-know-rep Subject: NL-KR Digest, Volume 7 No. 14 Message-ID: <9008092142.AA14983@sirius.cs.rpi.edu> Date: 9 Aug 90 21:42:52 GMT Sender: daemon@ucbvax.BERKELEY.EDU Reply-To: nl-kr@cs.rpi.edu (NL-KR Digest) Organization: The Internet Lines: 588 Approved: nl-kr@cs.rpi.edu NL-KR Digest (Thu Aug 9 17:01:50 1990) Volume 7 No. 14 Today's Topics: Homographs with different dictionary entries and pronunciations) Connectionist Natural Language Processing - AAAI Spring Symposium '91 Integrating NLP and KBP (Unisys AI Seminar) Natural Language Workshop on Logic Programming & Non-Monotonic Reasoning CSLI Talk 7 August - CHANGE OF TITLE position openings announcment for the NL-KR newsletter New CSLI Visitors this summer THIRD ISAI IN MEXICO Submissions: nl-kr@cs.rpi.edu Requests, policy: nl-kr-request@cs.rpi.edu Back issues are available from host archive.cs.rpi.edu [128.213.5.17] in the files nl-kr/Vxx/Nyy (ie nl-kr/V01/N01 for V1#1), mail requests will not be promptly satisfied. If you can't reach `cs.rpi.edu' you may want to use `turing.cs.rpi.edu' instead. BITNET subscribers: we now have a LISTSERVer for nl-kr. You may send submissions to NL-KR@RPIECS and any listserv-style administrative requests to LISTSERV@RPIECS. ----------------------------------------------------------------- To: nl-kr@cs.rpi.edu >From: carlson@lance.tis.llnl.gov (John Carlson) Newsgroups: comp.ai.nlang-know-rep Subject: Homographs with different dictionary entries and pronunciations (Heteronyms) Date: 17 Jul 90 23:50:05 GMT Reply-To: carlson@lance.tis.llnl.gov (John Carlson) Here's the contributions to my collection of words. I have classified them according to the following key: * different entries, different pronunciation + related entries, different pronunciation @ different entries, one pronunciation the same - related entries, one pronunciation the same ~ I'm not sure... I used Webster's 9th New Collegiate Dictionary. Your dictionary/interpretation may be somewhat different. John Carlson carlson@tis.llnl.gov Contributers from NL-KR were: ames!harley.tti.com!paulb (Paul Blumstein) 92! Anthony Lee Kimball "Daniel Boley" Danielle Fafchamps fsg!doug@uunet.uu.net (Doug Harris) Gordon Joly John Goldsmith KROVETZ@cs.umass.EDU 20! lisp5!simon%prosun.UUCP%TUB.BITNET@mitvma.mit.edu (Simon Leinen) lkoplow@drone2.prime.com (Leslie Koplow x4421) Morton A Hirschberg o10@mace.cc.purdue.edu (Paul Baltes) reeves@cs.ucla.edu Rick Kirkham Rob Kracik Robert.Mercer@irisa.fr (Robert Mercer) schulenb@ics.uci.edu Steve Albrecht vivier@sol.crd.ge.com (vivier) Yigal Arens - ------------------------------------------------- *a @abstract +abuse +addict -advocate +affix *appropriate -associate +attribute @august *bass *bow *buffet ~cello *close *combine -compound +compress +concert -conduct -confine -conflict +conserve *console +construct *content +contest -contract *converse +convert +convict ~coop -coordinate -decrease ~defense +deliberate *desert +diffuse *digest *does *dove ~drawer +duplicate +elaborate *entrance +estimate +excuse -exploit ~fillet +forte -graduate @herb ~honer +house *Houston +implant *incense +initiate +insert +intimate *invalid ~Joly *lead +learned *lineage +live *lunged *minute +misuse -mobile +moderate +multiply ~nova *number *object ~offense +overage ~pate @peaked -perfect -permit +pervert *Polish +predica ------------------------------ To: nl-kr@cs.rpi.edu Date: Tue, 24 Jul 90 17:00:09 -0400 >From: rba@flash.bellcore.com (Bob Allen) Subject: Connectionist Natural Language Processing - AAAI Spring Symposium '91 AAAI Spring Symposium - Palo Alto, CA - March 26/29, 1991 Connectionist Natural Language Processing Recent results have lead some researchers to propose that connectionism is an alternative to AI/Linguistic approaches to natural language processing, both as a cognitive model and for practical applications. This symposium will bring together both critics and proponents of connectionist NLP to discuss its strengths and weaknesses. This symposium will cover a number of areas, spanning from new phonology models to connectionist treatments of anaphora and discourse issues. Participants should address what is new that connectionism brings to the study of language. The purpose of the symposium is to examine this issue from a range of perspectives including: Spoken language understanding/generation Parsing Semantics Pragmatics Language acquisition Linguistic and representational capacity issues Applications Some of the questions expecting to be addressed include: What mechanisms/representations from AI/Linguistics are necessary for connectionist NLP? Why? Can connectionism help integrate signal processing with knowledge of language? What does connectionism add to other theories of semantics? Do connectionist theories have implications for psycholinguistics? Prospective participants are encouraged to contact a member of the program committee to obtain a more detailed description of the symposium's goals and issues. Those interested in participating in this symposium are asked to submit a 1-2 page position paper abstract and a list of relevant publications. Abstracts of work in progress are encouraged, and potential participants may also include 3 copies of a full length paper describing previous work. Submitted papers or abstracts will be included in the symposium working notes, and participants will be asked to participate in panel discussions. Three (3) copies of each submission should be sent to arrive by November 16, 1990 to: Charles Dolan, Hughes Research Laboratories, RL96, 3011 Malibu Canyon Road, Malibu CA, 90265 All submissions will be promptly acknowledged. E-Mail inquiries may be sent to: cpd@aic.hrl.hac.com Program Committee: Robert Allen, Charles Dolan (chair), James McClelland, Peter Norvig, and Jordan Pollack. ------------------------------ To: nl-kr@cs.rpi.edu Date: Mon, 30 Jul 90 12:37:03 -0400 >From: finin@PRC.Unisys.COM Subject: Integrating NLP and KBP (Unisys AI Seminar) AI SEMINAR UNISYS Center for Advanced Information Technology (formerly Unisys Paoli Research Center) Integrating Natural Language Processing and Knowledge Based Processing Rebecca Passonneau UNISYS Center for Advanced Information Technology A central problem in text-understanding is the indeterminacy of natural language. Two related issues that arise in confronting this problem are the need to make complex interactions possible among the system components that search for cues, and the need to control the amount of reasoning that is done once cues have been discovered. We identify a key difficulty in enabling true interaction among system components and we propose an architectural framework that minimizes this difficulty. A concrete example of a reasoning task encountered in an actual text-understanding application is used to motivate the design principles of our framework. This talk is a dry run of a presentation to be given at AAAI. Comments and constructive criticism from the audience will be encouraged and appreciated. 10:30 am Wednesday, July 25, 1990 Conference Room 115 Unisys Center for Advanced Information Technology Great Valley Laboratories #1 70 E. Swedesford Road Paoli PA 19301 -- non-Unisys visitors who are interested in attending should -- -- send email to finin@prc.unisys.com or call 215-648-2480 -- ------------------------------ To: nl-kr@cs.rpi.edu Date: Thu, 12 Jul 90 18:47 MST >From: Subject: Natural Language Emilio A. Navarro E-mail: AUEAN@ACVAX.INRE.ASU.EDU My name is Emilio Navarro. I am a student at Arizona State University. I would like to obtain some information about Natural Language. What I am trying to do is to create a program in PASCAL to translate ASCII text from english into spanish. If anyone has some information, please let me know. Thank you. Emilio Navarro ------------------------------ To: nl-kr@cs.rpi.edu >From: vs@tarski.cs.umd.edu (VS Subrahmanian) Newsgroups: comp.ai.nlang-know-rep Subject: Workshop on Logic Programming & Non-Monotonic Reasoning Date: 28 Jul 90 12:43:06 GMT Reply-To: vs@tarski.cs.umd.edu (VS Subrahmanian) Workshop on LOGIC PROGRAMMING and NON-MONOTONIC REASONING --------------------------------------------- Austin, Texas Nov. 1 (afternoon) and Nov. 2, 1990 A workshop on Logic Programming and Non-Monotonic Reasoning will be held in conjunction with the 1990 North American Conference on Logic Programming. The workshop is co-sponsored and additional funding for the workshop is being provided by the Mathematic Science Institute, Cornell University. OBJECTIVE: The main aim of the workshop is to provide a forum for researchers interested in the relationship between logic programming (theory and practice) and non-monotonic reasoning to interact fruitfully. We are interested in seeing experts in both these areas come under one roof and discuss matters of common interest. A (non-exclusive) list of topics of interest follows: stable semantics probabilistic non-monotonic theories default logic inheritance networks auto-epistemic logic logics of belief truth maintenance systems applications implementation issues meta-programming and non-monotonicity SUBMISSION OF MANUSCRIPTS: Potential authors should submit four copies of an extended abstract (maximum length: 8 pages, double-spaced) by August 21, 1990 to: V.S. Subrahmanian Department of Computer Science A.V. Williams Building University of Maryland College Park, MD 20742, USA. vs@cs.umd.edu , (301) 454-1862 Authors should indicate e-mail addresses on their manuscript. Authors will be notified of acceptance/rejection by Sep. 15, 1990. PARTICIPATION: In order to increase the degree of interaction amongst workshop participants, we plan to limit attendance to 40. If you wish to participate, please send e-mail to: marek@ms.uky.edu. A nominal fee may be required of participants in order to cover the cost of organization. PROGRAM Co-CHAIRS: W. Marek (Kentucky) A. Nerode (Cornell) D. Pedreschi (Pisa) V.S. Subrahmanian (Maryland) ------------------------------ To: nl-kr@cs.rpi.edu Date: Mon, 6 Aug 90 11:12:20 PDT >From: ingrid@russell.Stanford.EDU (Ingrid Deiwiks) Subject: CSLI Talk 7 August - CHANGE OF TITLE A Description Language for Polymorphic Object Ei-ichi Osawa Sony Computer Science Laboratories, Inc. Tuesday, 7 August, 3:30 p.m. Cordura 100 Sony Computer Science Laboratory Inc. has been aiming to achieve breakthroughs in computer technology to design future computer systems. From its birth, we have been focusing on research of dynamic open systems. Future computer systems will be geographically widely distributed and their structure will be very dynamic in nature. This dynamic nature will appear at all levels; the physical processors, the logical entities, and the users. Object-oriented systems offer a good basis for a model for open systems. However, current object-oriented systems are largely static, sequential, and centralized. The open systems of the future will be dynamic, concurrent, and distributed. At Sony Computer Science Laboratory, several systems including Muse (object-oriented distributed operating system), Muse IP (Muse internet protocol), Music (object model/description language), Moss (Muse object storage system), and SocioAgent (cooperative computing model of rational agents) are being developed to support such computer systems. Also we have been proposing a generic computing model called Computational Field Model, which unifies all of our systems for solving problems in an object-oriented distributed computing environment. In this talk, we propose a model/language, Music (Muse object description language), that can be used to describe applications in open systems. It is based on an extended object-oriented view of widely distributed open systems and introduces a novel approach to abstraction, object structure, and behavior and the use of types. The basic concepts of Music are object, slot, and situated constraint. As a derived concept we obtain a powerful abstraction mechanism, which is called polymorphic (= multiform) object. Also, a very simple but powerful mechanism of objects' acquiring situation-dependent information in the course of composition is introduced. ------------------------------ To: nl-kr@cs.rpi.edu >From: Ralph Weischedel Subject: position openings announcment for the NL-KR newsletter Reply-To: weisched@BBN.COM Date: Fri, 3 Aug 90 14:17:33 EDT POSITIONS OPEN IN NATURAL LANGUAGE R & D AT BOLT BERANEK AND NEWMAN INC. Positions are available for research and development in natural language processing of text or spoken input. The work involves the development and implementation of state-of-the-art natural language processing algorithms on research computers, as well as the delivery of application systems. EDUCATION: B.S., M.S., or Ph.D. in Computer Science preferred EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS: Background in one or more of the following areas: knowledge representation, discourse processing, definite clause grammars, semantics. Background in statistical modeling also desired. Programming experience in one or more computer languages; Lisp and C/Unix preferred. Foreign language skills in at least one language, such as Japanese, Spanish, or Korean, highly desirable. SEND YOUR RESUME TO: Dr. Michael A. Krasner BBN Systems and Technologies 10 Moulton Street Cambridge, MA 02138 (617) 873-3452 mkrasner@bbn.com ------------------------------ To: nl-kr@cs.rpi.edu Date: Mon, 6 Aug 90 11:37:33 PDT >From: ingrid@russell.Stanford.EDU (Ingrid Deiwiks) Subject: New CSLI Visitors this summer TWO NEW CSLI VISITORS YASUNARI HARADA, Assistant Professor at School of Law, Waseda University, Tokyo, Japan. Yasunari has been a member of JPSG-WG at ICOT as a linguist since 1985, and also participated in the STREP project at CSLI. His research interests include constraint-based description of natural-language grammars and related issues. Dates of visit: 18 July-20 August 1990. MASAYOSHI SHIBATANI, Professor of Linguistics at the Faculty of Letters, Kobe University, is known as "Matt" among his American and European friends, the name he acquired during his Berkeley years some twenty years ago. Matt's primary interests during the past several years have been centered around two topics; language typology and modularity of grammar. In the former area, he's been interested in integrating Greenbergian approach and Chomskian principles-and-parameters approach. In the latter, he is much concerned with the interface problems between morphology and syntax. This summer he hopes to complete a paper on the principles-and-parameters approach to language typology and universals, and a review article on Mark Baker's book "Incorporation". Dates of visit: 20 July-25 August 1990. ------------------------------ To: nl-kr@cs.rpi.edu Date: Wed, 08 Aug 90 09:13:56 CST >From: "Centro de Inteligencia Artificial(ITESM)" Subject: THIRD ISAI IN MEXICO To whom it may concern: Here you will find the information concerning the "THIRD INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE". Please display it in your department's bulletin board. Thank you very much in advance. Sincerely, The Symposium Publicity Committee. ==================================================================== THIRD INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE: APPLICATIONS OF ENGINEERING DESIGN & MANUFACTURING IN INDUSTRIALIZED AND DEVELOPING COUNTRIES OCTOBER 22-26, 1990 ITESM, MEXICO The Third International Symposium on Artificial Intelligence will be held in Monterrey, N.L. Mexico on October 22-26, 1990. The Symposium is sponsored by the ITESM (Instituto Tecnologico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey) in cooperation with the International Joint Conferences on Artificial Intelligence Inc., the American Association for Artificial Intelligence, the Sociedad Mexicana de Inteligencia Artificial and IBM of Mexico. GOALS: * Promote the development and use of AI technology in the solution of real world problems. Analyze the state-of-the-art of AI technology in different countries. Evaluate efforts made in the use of AI technology in all countries. FORMAT: ISAI consists of a tutorial and a conference. Tutorial.- Oct. 22-23 Set of seminars on relevant AI topics given in two days. Topics covered in the Tutorial include: "Expert Systems in Manufacturing" Mark Fox, Ph.D., Carnegie Mellon University, USA "A.I. as a Software Development Methodology" Randolph Goebel, Ph.D., University of Alberta, Canada Conference.- Oct. 24-26 Set of lectures given during three days. It consists of invited papers and selected papers from the "Call for Papers" invitation. Areas of application include: computer aided product design, computer aided product manufacturing, use of industrial robots, process control and ES, automatic process inspection and production planning. Confirmed guest speakers: Nick Cercone, Ph.D, Simon Fraser University, Canada Alan Mackworth, Ph.D, University of British Columbia, Canada Mitsuru Ishizuka, Ph.D, University of Tokyo, Japan IMPORTANT: Computer manufacturers, AI commercial companies, universities and selected papers with working programs could present products and demonstrations during the conference. In order to encourage an atmosphere of friendship and exchange among participants, some social events are being organized. For your convinience we have arranged a free shuttle bus service between the hotel zone and the ITESM during the three day conference. FEES: (Valid before August 31) Tutorial.- Professionals $ 250 USD + Tx(15%) Students $ 125 USD + Tx(15%) Conference.- Professionals $ 180 USD + Tx(15%) Students $ 90 USD + Tx(15%) Simultaneous Translation $ 7 USD Formal dinner $ 25 USD * *(Includes dinner, open bar, music (Oct 26)) Tutorial fee includes: Tutorial material. Welcoming cocktail party (Oct.22) Conference fee includes: Proceedings. Welcoming cocktail party (Oct.24) Cocktail party. (Oct.25) HOTELS: Call one to the hotels listed below and mention that you are going to the 3rd. ISAI. Published rates are single or double rooms. HOTEL PHONE* RATE Hotel Ambassador 42-20-40 $85 USD + Tx(15%) Gran Hotel Ancira 42-48-06 $75 USD + Tx(15%) 91(800) 83-060 Hotel Monterrey 43-51-(20 to 29) $60 USD + Tx(15%) Hotel Rio 44-90-40 $48 USD + Tx(15%) * The area code for Monterrey is (83). REGISTRATION PROCEDURE: Send personal check payable to "I.T.E.S.M." to: "Centro de Inteligencia Artificial, Attention: Leticia Rodriguez, Sucursal de Correos "J", C.P. 64849, Monterrey, N.L. Mexico" INFORMATION: CENTRO DE INTELIGENCIA ARTIFICIAL, ITESM. SUC. DE CORREOS "J", C.P. 64849 MONTERREY, N.L. MEXICO. TEL. (83) 58-20-00 EXT.5132 or 5143. TELEFAX (83) 58-07-71, (83) 58-89-31, NET ADDRESS: ISAI AT TECMTYVM.BITNET ISAI AT TECMTYVM.MTY.ITESM.MX ------------------------------ End of NL-KR Digest *******************