New Concepts in Natural Language Generation

Introduction Helmut Horacek and Michael Zock Part I. Content Planning 1. Content Determination and Text Structuring: Two Interrelated Processes Denis Carcagno And Lidija Iordanskaja 2. Explanation Strategies for KADS-Based Expert Systems Michael Sprenger Part II. Text Planning 3. From Interclausal Relations To Discourse Structure - A Long Way Behind, A Long Way Ahead Eduard Hovy 4. Organising Discourse Structure Relations Using Metafunctions Elisabeth Maier and Eduard Hovy 5. From Constituent Planning To Text Planning Zuzana Krifka-Dobei and Hans-Joachim Novak Part III. Realization 6. How a Systemic Functional Grammar Works: The Role of Realization in Realization Robin P. Fawcett, Gordon H. Tucker and Yuen Q. Lin 7. Head-Driven Bottom-Up Generation and Government and Binding: A Unified Perspective Fabio Pianesi Part IV. Systems 8. Decision Making Throughout the Generation Process in The Systems WISBER And DIAMOD Helmut Horacek 9. A Revision-Based Generation Architecture for Reporting Facts in Their Historical Context Jacques Robin Part V. Selected Topics 10. The Initial Specifications for Generation Introduction: Helmut Horacek A. The Initial Specifications for Generation: Robert Dale B. 'Does Natural Language Generation Start From A Specification?': David D. McDonald C. Notes on 'The Initial Specifications for Generation': Dietmar Rosner D. On the Generator Input of the Future: Eduard Hovy 11. Lexicalization Introduction: Ernst Buchberger A. Is Content Generation A One-Shot Process Or A Cyclical Activity Of Gradual Refinement? The Case of Lexical Choice: Michael Zock B. Lexical Choice and Lexical Preferences: Ehud Reiter C. A Holistic View of Lexical Choice: Stephan Busemann D. Ontology and Lexical Choice: Hans-Joachim Novak Index