Abstract
In this paper, we propose an answer seeking algorithm for question answering that integrates structural matching and paraphrasing, and report the results of our empirical evaluation conducted with the aim of examining effects of incorporating those two components. According to the results, the contribution of structural matching and paraphrasing was not so large as expected. Based on error analysis, we conclude that structural matching-based approaches to answer seeking require technologies for (a) coreference resolution, (b) processing of parse forests instead of parse trees, and (c) large-scale acquisition of paraphrase patterns.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1677-1685 |
| Number of pages | 9 |
| Journal | IEICE Transactions on Information and Systems |
| Volume | E86-D |
| Issue number | 9 |
| Publication status | Published - 2003 Sept |
Keywords
- Paraphrase space
- Paraphrasing
- Question answering
- Structural matching