Understanding Analogies in Editorials
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The widespread use of analogy in human communication underscores the need for a system which can recognize and understand analogies. This paper presents a theory of analogy recognition and comprehension, using as a domain letters to the editor of a weekly news magazine. Some of the issues facing a system which understands analogies in this domain are identified, initial work on this program is reviewed, and work in progress is discussed.
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