PYI: Use of Constraints in Natural Language Processing Systems

这是五年PYI持续奖励的第一年基本金额资助。这项工作的重点是提高通过自然语言和其他媒体与计算机进行交流的有效性。特别是，研究人员面临三个核心问题：健壮性、流畅性和模块化。这些问题可以通过使用约束系统作为对自然语言结构进行编码的基本方法来解决。将通过实施原型系统来检验对这些问题的调查结果。

This is the first year base amount funding of a five year PYI continuing award. The focus of this work is to increase the efficacy of communication with computer through natural language and other media. In particular, three central problems confront researchers; robustness, fluency, and modularity. These issues can be addressed through the use of systems of constraints as the underlying method for encoding the structures of natural language. The results of investigations of these issues will be tested through the implementation of prototype systems.