Title :
Linguistic support for semantic identification and interpretation in multidatabases
Author :
Bright, M.W. ; Hurson, A.R.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Pennsylvania State Univ., University Park, PA, USA
Abstract :
Ongoing research in the area of linguistic support for semantic identification and interpretation in multidatabase system is presented. The summary schemas model is discussed as a suitable adjunct to multidatabase language systems in order to provide automatic identification of semantically similar entities in different local databases. The summary schemas model also provides a user friendly global interface that accepts queries in the user´s own terms. Two taxonomies are reviewed as possible bases for the summary schemas model. Experimental results from using the two taxonomies are discussed
Keywords :
database theory; distributed databases; query languages; user interfaces; language systems; linguistic support; local databases; multidatabases; queries; semantic identification; semantic interpretation; summary schemas model; taxonomies; user friendly global interface; Costs; Data models; Data structures; Databases; Dictionaries; Information retrieval; Natural languages; Taxonomy; Thesauri; User interfaces;
Conference_Titel :
Interoperability in Multidatabase Systems, 1991. IMS '91. Proceedings., First International Workshop on
Conference_Location :
Kyoto
Print_ISBN :
0-8186-2205-9
DOI :
10.1109/IMS.1991.153726
