So start with a context free grammar and only extend it as needed when it proves incapable of handling real natural language usage. Then you end up with a system that has just the right amount of power for the job, instead of trying to solve a problem that's bigger than the one you actually care about.
On Fri, Mar 22, 2013 at 7:14 PM, Jim Bromer <[email protected]> wrote: > Even if the intended meaning of ideas expressed by language were not > context sensitive the problem of understanding the potential ambiguities > means that they have to be initially treated as if they were. This problem > might not be so awful if it wasn't for the fact that the parts of a > sentence must be context sensitive. This is obvious because the meanings > of the parts of the sentences are ambiguous. So even if the intended > meaning were context free, in fact, the potential meanings are > context-sensitive. And of course the context extends beyond the individual > sentences. > > I don't think that it is very likely that a context-free grammar is > adequate for human language even if the intended meaning of sentences are. > Jim Bromer > *AGI* | Archives <https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/303/=now> > <https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/rss/303/23050605-2da819ff> | > Modify<https://www.listbox.com/member/?&;>Your Subscription > <http://www.listbox.com> > ------------------------------------------- AGI Archives: https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/303/=now RSS Feed: https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/rss/303/21088071-f452e424 Modify Your Subscription: https://www.listbox.com/member/?member_id=21088071&id_secret=21088071-58d57657 Powered by Listbox: http://www.listbox.com
