Abducing Denite Descriptions Links

• Sérgio A. A. Freitas UFES
• José Gabriel P. Lopes Universidade Nova de Lisboa
• Crediné S. Menezes UFES

Abstract

In this article we propose a methodology to solve functional definite noun anaphora. Our approach uses an abductive scheme both to propose an antecedent and to find a possible relation between the anaphoric entity and its antecedent. The determination of the antecedent and the anaphoric relation uses among other informations: the gender, the number, the entity ontology and the focus in order to establish a set of pragmatic rules. Those pragmatic rules are used by the abductive scheme to solve the functional anaphora.

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