This paper describes our contribution to the SemEval-2015 task 17 on “Taxonomy Extraction Evaluation”. We propose a hypernym detection system combining three modules: a lexico-syntactic pattern matcher, a morphosyntactic analyzer and a module retrieving hypernym relations from structured lexical resources. Our system ranked first in the competition when considering the gold standard and manual ...

This paper describes an investigation that compared and contrasted Context-based Reasoning (CxBR) and Contextual Graphs (CxG), two paradigms used to represent human intelligence. The specific objectives were to increase understanding of both paradigms, identifying which, if either, excels at a particular function, and to look for potential synergism amongst them. We study these paradigms throug...

Rhetorical moves are a useful framework for analyzing the hidden rhetorical organization in research papers, in teaching academic writing. We propose a ∗ 國立清華大學資工系 NTHU NLPLAB Email: {cheng, hsiang, joe}@nlplab.cc; [email protected]; [email protected]

In this paper we show how a Guessing Game can be reimplemented combining two recently developed formalisms: Fluid Construction Grammar and Incremental Recruitment Language. The main difference from older experiments is that the meaning of a sentence is conceived as a semantic constraint program which the speaker wants the hearer to execute and the use of a simple grammar expressed by suffixes. ...

Nanotechnology seems to hold the key that allows construction and building materials to replicate the features of natural systems improved until perfection during millions of years. This paper reviews current knowledge about nanotechnology and nanomaterials used by the construction industry. It covers the nanoscale analysis of Portland cement hydration products, the use of nanoparticles to incr...