Title :
Query Sentences as Semantic (Sub) Networks
Author :
Booth, Joel ; Di Eugenio, Barbara ; Cruz, Isabel F. ; Wolfson, Ouri
Author_Institution :
Univ. of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
Abstract :
This paper presents an approach for representing queries in natural language as semantic networks. The semantic representation is intended to facilitate the translation between natural language and database queries. A domain agnostic algorithm, based on shallow features, is used to map a sentence to a sub-network of concepts within a larger ontology. This work focuses on transportation information systems and gives promising preliminary results.
Keywords :
database management systems; natural language processing; ontologies (artificial intelligence); query processing; semantic networks; transportation; database queries; domain agnostic algorithm; natural language; ontology; query sentences; semantic networks; semantic representation; shallow features; transportation information systems; Computer networks; Database systems; Information systems; Logic; Natural languages; Ontologies; Semantic Web; Spatial databases; Transportation; Vocabulary; natural language interfaces; natural language processing; ontologies; query representation;
Conference_Titel :
Semantic Computing, 2009. ICSC '09. IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Berkeley, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-4962-0
Electronic_ISBN :
978-0-7695-3800-6
DOI :
10.1109/ICSC.2009.84
