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@MISC{Wang_thegeneration,
author = {Pei Wang},
title = {The Generation and Evaluation of Generic Sentences},
year = {}
}
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Abstract
A new logic is introduced, and applied to the generating, evaluating, using, and revising of generic sentences. This logic is designed for an adaptive system working with insufficient knowledge and resources. It is different from existing logics by using a term-oriented language, an experience-grounded semantics, and a set of syllogistic inference rules. It is argued that generic sentences should be seen as summarized experience, which are represented as multi-valued statements, evaluated according to available evidence, and generated by various types of inference rules. 1 Generic sentences and default rules In the semantic analysis of natural languages, a “generic sentence ” refers to a sentence like “Birds fly”, which is general, usually accepted as true in spite of the existence of counterexamples. The focus of the research is on the exact meaning and truth value of this type of sentence [Carlson and Pelletier, 1995, Cohen, 1999].
Keyphrases
generic sentence inference rule syllogistic inference rule default rule new logic multi-valued statement term-oriented language summarized experience insufficient knowledge experience-grounded semantics semantic analysis sentence carlson various type exact meaning available evidence truth value natural language adaptive system generic sentence refers bird fly
