TY - JOUR
AU - Spiegler, Israel
AB - Abstract:A model is proposed that defines “context” for natural language queries in a multiple database environment and a suggested implementation for this model is described. The approach developed in this study relaxes the assumption usually made for natural language query systems that the context, in the form of a specific database, is given. The formal model defines a universe of discourse consisting of multiple contexts, each of which is represented by a database, which consists of a dictionary, a thesaurus, relations, columns, and values. A mechanism for identifying and selecting the appropriate context for a query and its implementation as a prototype are described. The integration of this mechanism into the general model of natural language query processing is indicated and implementational issues are discussed.
TI - Natural Language Access to Multiple Databases: A Model and a Prototype
JF - Journal of Management Information Systems
DO - 10.1080/07421222.1995.11518074
DA - 1995-06-01
UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/taylor-francis/natural-language-access-to-multiple-databases-a-model-and-a-prototype-TKqtIe9v5T
SP - 171
EP - 197
VL - 12
IS - 1
DP - DeepDyve
ER -