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. 1996:70–74.

Knowledge sources for Natural Language Processing.

R H Baud 1, A M Rassinoux 1, C Lovis 1, J Wagner 1, V Griesser 1, P A Michel 1, J R Scherrer 1
PMCID: PMC2233211  PMID: 8947630

Abstract

This paper aims at reviewing the problem of feeding Natural Language Processing (NLP) tools with convenient linguistic knowledge in the medical domain. A syntactic approach lacks the potential to solve a number of typical situations with ambiguities and is clearly insufficient for quality treatment of natural language. On the other hand, a conceptual approach relies on some modelling of the domain, of which the elaboration is d long-term process and where the ultimate solutions are far from being recognised and universally accepted. In-between is the beauty of the compromise. How can we significantly improve the coverage of linguistic knowledge in the years to come?

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