Algorithms for generating referring expressions: Do they do what people do?

Jette Viethen; Robert Dale

Algorithms for generating referring expressions: Do they do what people do?

Jette Viethen^*, Robert Dale

^*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

The natural language generation literature provides many algorithms for the generation of referring expressions. In this paper, we explore the question of whether these algorithms actually produce the kinds of expressions that people produce. We compare the output of three existing algorithms against a data set consisting of human-generated referring expressions, and identify a number of significant differences between what people do and what these algorithms do. On the basis of these observations, we suggest some ways forward that attempt to address these differences.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	COLING/ACL 2006: INLG-06 - 4th International Natural Language Generation Conference, Proceedings of the Conference
Editors	Nathalie Colineau, Cecile Paris, Stephen Wan, Robert Dale
Place of Publication	Stroudsburg, USA
Publisher	Association for Computational Linguistics (ACL)
Pages	63-72
Number of pages	10
ISBN (Print)	1932432728, 9781932432725
Publication status	Published - 2006
Event	4th International Natural Language Generation Conference, INLG-06 - Sydney, NSW, Australia Duration: 15 Jul 2006 → 16 Jul 2006

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Other	4th International Natural Language Generation Conference, INLG-06
Country/Territory	Australia
City	Sydney, NSW
Period	15/07/06 → 16/07/06

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Viethen, Jette ; Dale, Robert. / Algorithms for generating referring expressions : Do they do what people do?. COLING/ACL 2006: INLG-06 - 4th International Natural Language Generation Conference, Proceedings of the Conference. editor / Nathalie Colineau ; Cecile Paris ; Stephen Wan ; Robert Dale. Stroudsburg, USA : Association for Computational Linguistics (ACL), 2006. pp. 63-72

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Viethen, J & Dale, R 2006, Algorithms for generating referring expressions: Do they do what people do? in N Colineau, C Paris, S Wan & R Dale (eds), COLING/ACL 2006: INLG-06 - 4th International Natural Language Generation Conference, Proceedings of the Conference. Association for Computational Linguistics (ACL), Stroudsburg, USA, pp. 63-72, 4th International Natural Language Generation Conference, INLG-06, Sydney, NSW, Australia, 15/07/06.

Algorithms for generating referring expressions: Do they do what people do? / Viethen, Jette; Dale, Robert.
COLING/ACL 2006: INLG-06 - 4th International Natural Language Generation Conference, Proceedings of the Conference. ed. / Nathalie Colineau; Cecile Paris; Stephen Wan; Robert Dale. Stroudsburg, USA: Association for Computational Linguistics (ACL), 2006. p. 63-72.

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference proceeding contribution › peer-review

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