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| Author(s): |
Alida Maria Salimon
Total Authors: 1
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| Document type: | Master's Dissertation |
| Press: | São Carlos. |
| Institution: | Universidade de São Paulo (USP). Instituto de Ciências Matemáticas e de Computação (ICMC/SB) |
| Defense date: | 1993-05-26 |
| Examining board members: |
Maria Carolina Monard;
Ariadne Maria Brito Rizzoni Carvalho;
Maria das Graças Volpe Nunes
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| Advisor: | Maria Carolina Monard |
| Abstract | |
Even though the size and complexity of human languages cannot be handled by the current technology, useful but more limited \"natural\" language systems can be developed. If the system considers one statement at a time and the topics about which the system can converse atr limited, the grammar is less complex and can be kept small. Furthermore, with in a well-defined subject area, it is possible to choose a limited number of sentence structures to handle most of user\'s needs. In this work we discuss the design and implementation of a simple natural language interface to a computer database. The interface provides the user with the capability of obtaining information by querying the system in natural language. The system has been constructed to test the feasibily a natural language interface that could be adapted, by an expert in natural language processing, as an interface to new databases. (AU) | |