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title: "Activation-Based Parsing"
authors:
  - "Mark A. Jones"
doi: ""
url: "https://ijcai.org/proceedings/1983/163"
pdf: "https://ijcai.org/proceedings/1983/0163.pdf"
venue: "Proceedings of the Eighth International Joint Conference on Artificial Intelligence"
year: 1983
pages: "678-681"
track: "Natural Language"
keywords:
---

# Activation-Based Parsing

Mark A. Jones

*Proceedings of the Eighth International Joint Conference on Artificial Intelligence*, pages 678-681.

## Abstract

A model is presented that desc ribes natural language parsing in terms of a uniform activation algorithm which operates over an interco nn ected, dcchrative st ructure of nodes and node instances. The :>lg o rithm directs the flow of activation and expectation using only lo ca l inform:>tion a nd, hen ce, su pports substantial concurrency. A rep rese ntation is introdu ced to express nod e relationships and activat.ion agreement. Examples of several linguistic processes and their intrrr ebtin nships are desc ribed.