Previous work in referring expression generation has explored general purpose techniques for attribute selection and surface realization. However, most of this work did not take into account: a) stylistic differences between speakers; or b) trainable surface realization approaches that combine semantic and word order information. In this paper we describe and evaluate several end-to-end referri...

In the first REG competition, researchers proposed several general-purpose algorithms for attribute selection for referring expression generation. However, most of this work did not take into account: a) stylistic differences between speakers; or b) trainable surface realization approaches that combine semantic and word order information. In this paper we describe and evaluate several end-to-en...

Widely hailed as one of the greatest composers of all time, Ludwig van Beethoven (17701827) was a musical genius constantly troubled by physical ailments of varying gravity which, for the most part, began in early adulthood and lasted until his death by liver failure at age 57 (Mai 96). His deafness is perhaps the most commonly known among these medical afflictions, due to the tragic concept of...