{"type":"ScholarlyArticle","title":"Multi-Strategy Construction-Specific Parsing for Flexible Data Base Query and Update","authors":[{"name":"Philip J. Hayes","slug":"philip-j-hayes","given":"Philip J.","family":"Hayes","affiliation":""},{"name":"Jaime G. Carbonell","slug":"jaime-g-carbonell","given":"Jaime G.","family":"Carbonell","affiliation":""}],"abstract":"The advantages of a multi -strategy, construction -specific approach to parsing in appli ed natural language processing are explained through an examination of two pilot parsers we have constructed . Our approach exploits domain semantics and prior knowledge of expected constructions, using multiple parsing strategies each optimized to recognize different construction types. It is shown that a multi -strategy approach leads to robust , flexible . and efficient parsing of both grammatical and ungrammatical input in limited -domain , task -oriented. natural language interfaces. We also describe plans to construct a single, practical , multi -strategy parsing system that combines the best aspects of the two simpler parsers already implemented into a more complex. embedded-constituent control structure. Finally, we discuss some issues in data base access and update, and show that a construction -specific approach, coupled with a casestructured data base descr iption , offers a promising approach to a unified . interactive data base query and update system.","doi":null,"url":"https://ijcai.org/proceedings/1981/84","pdf":"https://ijcai.org/proceedings/1981/0084.pdf","markdown":"https://ijcai.org/proceedings/1981/84.md","bibtex":"https://ijcai.org/proceedings/1981/bibtex/84","volume":{"slug":"1981","title":"Proceedings of the Seventh International Joint Conference on Artificial Intelligence","short_title":"IJCAI 1981","url":"https://ijcai.org/proceedings/1981/","year":1981,"location":"Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada","dates":"24-28 August 1981","editors":"Roger C. Schank","isbn":"","publisher":"International Joint Conferences on Artificial Intelligence","doi_prefix":""},"section":"Natural Language Applications","track":"Natural Language Applications","number":84,"pages":{"first":432,"last":438},"keywords":[],"videos":[],"references":[],"license_note":"Copyright International Joint Conferences on Artificial Intelligence."}