The semantic interpretation of nominal compounds
National Conference on Artificial IntelligencePublished 18 August 1980
Tim Finin
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This paper briefly introduces an approach to the problem of building semantic interpretations of nominal compounds, i.e. sequences of two or more nouns related through modification.
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This paper briefly introduces an approach to the problem of building semantic interpretations of nominal compounds, i.e. sequences of two or more nouns related through Examples of the kinds of nominal compounds dealt with are: engine repairs, aircraft flight arrival, aluminum water pump, and noun modification.
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