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Evaluating a Focus-Based Approach to Anaphora Resolution

cmp-lg 2007-05-23 v1 Computation and Language

Abstract

We present an approach to anaphora resolution based on a focusing algorithm, and implemented within an existing MUC (Message Understanding Conference) Information Extraction system, allowing quantitative evaluation against a substantial corpus of annotated real-world texts. Extensions to the basic focusing mechanism can be easily tested, resulting in refinements to the mechanism and resolution rules. Results are compared with the results of a simpler heuristic-based approach.

Cite

@article{arxiv.cmp-lg/9807001,
  title  = {Evaluating a Focus-Based Approach to Anaphora Resolution},
  author = {Saliha Azzam and Kevin Humphreys and Robert Gaizauskas},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:cmp-lg/9807001},
  year   = {2007}
}

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5 pages, uses colacl.sty