[matrix] Pronoun Relations

[Emily M. Bender]

I believe the starting point in the discussion in Norway was what to
do about pronoun relations for *dropped* arguments.  Here's the link
to the notes from that discussion:

http://wiki.delph-in.net/moin/FeforDroppedArguments

I'm still not clear on what information is available in the
pronoun_rel that is not already available from the index itself (say,
in combination with the feature PRON_TYPE).  Furthermore, I resist the
idea that putting in pronoun relations in the case of dropped
arguments is the right path.  In general, we need an algorithm for
anaphora resolution which will work when there are no overt pronouns
in languages like Japanese.

Emily

On Thu, Feb 01, 2007 at 12:22:29PM +0000, Ann Copestake wrote:
> 
> we talked about this in Norway.  It is inconsistent with supporting any 
> standard approach to anaphora resolution, which is something we have to do.  
> if you want to make this change, therefore, you have to come up with an 
> algorithm for anaphora resolution which will work when there are no overt 
> pronouns to resolve.
> 
> sfd at u.washington.edu said:
> > What's more, having
> >  pronoun relations in the MRSs of only some languages is troublesome for our
> >  MT system, requiring rather elaborate transfer rules.
> 
> I'm afraid that once you go above very small scale systems, you'll find the 
> need for elaborate transfer rules in many places, so this is not a persuasive 
> argument.
> 
> Ann
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