The set of partially interdependent lexical and syntactic decisions that have to be made in the process of natural language generation are best seen as a complex planning and search problem. This paper discusses the phenomena involved in natural language generation planning and argues that a blackboard-type architecture with agenda-style control is more appropriate for this task than a sequenti...

ABSTRACTThis research was conducted using the Research and Development (R&D) method adopted from Sugiyono which includes following steps: 1) Preliminary Study, namely literature study field study, 2). Studies, including: (1) initial product design, (2) design corrections experts, (3) revisions, (4) limited trials, (5) Focus Group Discussions (FGD), (6) revisions .The results of expert / val...

In this paper I raise questions about the predicate restriction, which claims that only stage-level predicates may appear in coda of an existential sentence. present novel data from Mandarin to show restriction is not universal: It systematically absent Mandarin. propose reason behind its absence syntactic. Specifically, English cannot be as large a TP, while contains full TP. This, combination...

The purpose of this study was to assess the perceived effectiveness of the CourseInfo instructional technology package implemented at a regional Midwestern university. An online survey was administered, with 971 students and 44 faculty responding. Results indicate attitudes of both faculty and students were positive – both believed that the web, and specifically Blackboard's CourseInfo, were be...

Psych verb constructions show peculiar properties. They appear to project the same θ -relations into inverse configurations (John fears sharks/Sharks frighten John). Furthermore, Experiencer Object psych verb constructions admit backward binding in apparent violation of familiar c-command conditions (Pictures of himself anger John). We offer a solution to both puzzles drawing crucially on data ...

This article presents a multi-goal solver for problems that can be modeled using a Blackboard Architecture. The Blackboard Architecture can be used for data fusion, robotic control and other applications. It combines the rule-based problem analysis of an expert system with a mechanism for interacting with its operating environment. In this context, numerous control or domain (system-subject) pr...

Predicate abstraction is an important technique for extracting compact finite state models from large or infinite state systems. Predicate abstraction uses decision procedures to compute a model which is amenable to model checking, and has been used successfully for software verification. Little work however has been done on applying predicate abstraction to large scale finite state systems, mo...