Some Aspects of Optimality in Natural Language Interpretation
Some Aspects of Optimality in Natural Language Interpretation
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自然语言解释中最优性的一些方面
DOI：
10.1093/jos/17.3.189
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发表时间：
2000
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通讯作者：
Reinhard Blutner
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作者：
Reinhard Blutner
在一系列论文中，Petra Hendriks，Helen de Hoop和Henriette de Swart Lave将优选理论（OT）应用于语义学。这些作者认为，有一个根本的区别，作为一个方面，在句法中使用的OT的形式和它的形式作为语义学中使用的另一方面。在第一种情况下，OT采取说话人的观点，而在第二种情况下，采取听话人的观点。本文的目的是论证在自然语言口译中正确处理优选论必须同时从两个角度出发。建立了一个概念框架，实现了两种观点的整合。我们认为，这个框架抓住了Grice准则的精髓，并精确地解释了Atlas & Levinson（1981）在自然语言处理中平衡信息量和效率的思想。最后，本文将这些思想应用于自然语言解释中的一些难题。
In a series of papers, Petra Hendriks, Helen de Hoop, and Henriette de Swart Lave applied optimality theory (OT) to semantics. These authors argue that there is a fundamental difference between the form of OT as used in syntax on the one hand and its form as used in semantics on the other hand. Whereas in the first case OT takes the point of view of the speaker, in the second case the point of view of the hearer is taken. The aim of this paper is to argue that the proper treatment of OT in natural language interpretation has to take both perspectives at the same time. A conceptual framework is established that realizes the integration of both perspectives. It will be argued that this framework captures the essence of the Gricean maxims and gives a precise explication of Atlas & Levinson's (1981) idea of balancing between informativeness and efficiency in natural language processing. The ideas are then applied to resolve some puzzles in natural language interpretation.