DocumentCode
450505
Title
PHRAN-SPAN: A Natural Language Interface for System Specifications
Author
Granacki, J. ; Parker, Alice C.
Author_Institution
Department of Electrical Engineering-Systems, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
fYear
1987
fDate
28-1 June 1987
Firstpage
416
Lastpage
422
Abstract
This paper describes a natural language interface, PHRAN-SPAN, for specifying the abstract behavior of digital systems in restricted English text. A neutral formal representation for the behavior is described using the USC Design Data Structure. A small set of concepts that characterize digital system behavior are presented using this representation. Finally, an intermediate representation based on Conceptual Dependencies is presented. Its use with a semantic-based parser to translate from English to the formal representation is illustrated by a series of examples.
Keywords
Circuit testing; Clocks; Computer interfaces; Data structures; Databases; Digital systems; Expert systems; Materials testing; Natural languages; Permission;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Design Automation, 1987. 24th Conference on
ISSN
0738-100X
Print_ISBN
0-8186-0781-5
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/DAC.1987.203276
Filename
1586260
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