Review:
Language: English:

Everyday-Language Computing Project Overview

Ichiro Kobayashi^, Michio Sugeno^, Toru Sugimoto^, Shino Iwashita^, Noriko Ito^, Michiaki Iwazume^*, and Yusuke Takahashi^****

^Ochanomizu University, 2-1-1 Ootsuka, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 112-8610, Japan
^Doshisha University, 1-3 Tatara Miyakodani, Kyotanabe, Kyoto 610-0394, Japan
^Shibaura Institute of Technology, 3-7-5 Toyosu, Koto-ku, Tokyo 135-8548, Japan
^**Tokyo University of Technology, 1404-1 Katakura, Hachioji, Tokyo 192-0982, Japan
^*National Institute of Information and Communications Technology
^****Justsystem Corporation, Aoyama bldg., 1-2-3 Kita-Aoyama, Minato-ku, Tokyo 107-8640, Japan

Received: January 29, 2006

Accepted: February 28, 2006

Keywords: everyday language computing, systemic functional linguistics, semiotic base, text understanding and generation, language-based application systems

Journal ref: Journal of Advanced Computational Intelligence and Intelligent Informatics, Vol.10, No.6 pp. 773-781, 2006

Abstract

This paper explains an overview of everyday language computing (ELC) promoted by the Laboratory for Language-Based Intelligent Systems, Brain Science Institute, RIKEN from 2000 to 2005. The objective of ELC was to develop a language-based intelligent system. To do this, we constructed a computational model of language in context, called the Semiotic Base, and developed computational algorithms for text understanding and generation, which are basic information processing in the ELC framework. Based on these resources and algorithms, we constructed a computing environment in which language is used as an information medium to process information. To demonstrate its feasibility, we developed language-based applications such as a language-based wordprocessor, language-based programming, and "smart" help. We explain the basic principles of ELC, outline of its basic technologies, and discuss applications developed based on the ELC framework.

[Notice]
* "Preview" is the first 2 pages of the article. You don't need the registration.
* To read the PDF file you will then need to download and install the Adobe Reader.
Adobe Reader is free and available for download here: