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An augmented template-based approach to text realization

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  25 November 2003

SUSAN W. MCROY ,
SONGSAK CHANNARUKUL  and
SYED S. ALI
SUSAN W. MCROY
Affiliation:
Natural Language and Knowledge Representation Research Group, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Department, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, MI, USA e-mail: mcroy@uwm.edu
SONGSAK CHANNARUKUL
Affiliation:
Natural Language and Knowledge Representation Research Group, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Department, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, MI, USA
SYED S. ALI
Affiliation:
Natural Language and Knowledge Representation Research Group, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Department, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, MI, USA
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Abstract

We present an Augmented Template-Based approach to text realization that addresses the requirements of real-time, interactive systems such as a dialog system or an intelligent tutoring system. Template-based approaches are easier to implement and use than traditional approaches to text realization. They can also generate texts more quickly. However traditional template-based approaches with rigid templates are inflexible and difficult to reuse. Our approach augments traditional template-based approaches by adding several types of declarative control expressions and an attribute grammar-based mechanism for processing missing or inconsistent slot fillers. Therefore, augmented templates can be made more general than traditional ones, yielding templates that are more flexible and reusable across applications.

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Natural Language Engineering , Volume 9 , Issue 4 , December 2003 , pp. 381 - 420
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© 2003 Cambridge University Press

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