The paraphrase search assistant
Published 1 August 1999Open access
Peter Anick, Suresh Tipirneni
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An algorithm for computing a ranked list of result set “themes” and a web application designed to make use of the theme extraction algorithm to support a recognition-based, iterative information seeking dialog are described.
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We present a new linguistic approach to the construction of terminological feedback for use in interactive query refinement. The method exploits the tendency for key domain concepts within result sets to participate in families of semantically related lexical compounds. We outline an algorithm for computing a ranked list of result set "themes" and describe a web application, the Paraphrase Search Assistant, designed to make use of the theme extraction algorithm to support a recognition-based, iterative information seeking dialog.
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