Title :
A model of rhetorical structure analysis of Japanese instructional texts and its application to a smart help system
Author :
Ito, Noriko ; Sugimoto, Toru ; Iwashita, Shino ; Kobayashi, Ichiro ; Sugeno, Michio
Author_Institution :
RIKEN Brain Sci. Inst., Saitama, Japan
Abstract :
The purpose of this paper is to propose an algorithm of rhetorical structure analysis of Japanese texts with special reference to wordprocessor help texts, which is to be realized in an interactive help system. The model of the rhetorical structure analysis presented in this paper is applicable to 25 texts (118 sentences) extracted from in the help texts accompanying Microsoft Word 2000. Also, several ways of utilizing the rhetorical structure of the help texts in information retrieval and text planning in the course of interaction with the user are proposed, so that it is possible to bring the computer closer to the people and make effective use of the existing resources.
Keywords :
help systems; information retrieval; interactive systems; multi-agent systems; text analysis; word processing; Japanese instructional text; information retrieval; interactive help system; rhetorical structure analysis; smart agent; smart help system; text planning; Algorithm design and analysis; Brain modeling; Frequency; Impedance matching; Indium tin oxide; Information analysis; Information retrieval; Natural languages; Propulsion; Software;
Conference_Titel :
Systems, Man and Cybernetics, 2004 IEEE International Conference on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8566-7
DOI :
10.1109/ICSMC.2004.1400908
