That is not helpful advice for the obvious reason. I have not come to my conclusion after thinking about the problem for a few hours last Friday. I just posted a message where I pointed out that genuine language processing must be based more heavily on the meanings of words and phrases. So not only is a context-free formal language inadequate for nlp (in my opinion) but a semantic-free language is completely irrelevant. Jim
On Wed, Mar 27, 2013 at 11:32 AM, Aaron Hosford <[email protected]> wrote: > 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: >> >> >> 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 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
