• DocumentCode
    283593
  • Title

    Natural language for modelling situations

  • Author

    Korn, J. ; Huss, F. ; Cumbers, J.D.

  • Author_Institution
    Middlesex Polytech., London, UK
  • fYear
    1988
  • fDate
    32461
  • Firstpage
    42552
  • Lastpage
    42553
  • Abstract
    The notion of event suggests time dependence: something has happened, and it is the pertinent conditions which make such an occurrence possible. The totality of these pertinent conditions is called a situation. The principle of causality having been accepted, all situations are subject to logic. However, the logic of situations is not always immediately apparent. On the other hand, natural language is always applicable to a situation. Thus, using natural language as a modelling technique, can offer great possibilities. The paper discusses these
  • Keywords
    natural languages; event; logic; modelling situations; natural language; time dependence;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    iet
  • Conference_Titel
    Natural Language Understanding, IEE Colloquium on
  • Conference_Location
    London
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    209635