Glasersfeld E. von & Pisani P. (1968) The Multistore system MP-2. The Georgia Institute for Research, Athens GA. https://cepa.info/1305
Glasersfeld E. von & Pisani P.
(
1968)
The Multistore system MP-2.
The Georgia Institute for Research, Athens GA.
Fulltext at https://cepa.info/1305
The second version of the Multistore Sentence Analysis System, implemented on an IBM 360/65, uses a correlational grammar to parse English sentences and displays the parsings as hierarchical syntactic structures comparable to tree diagrams. Since correlational syntax comprises much that is usually considered semantic information, the system demonstrates ways and means of resolving certain types of ambiguity that are frequent obstacles to univocal sentence analysis. Particular emphasis is given to the “significant address” method of programming which was developed to speed up the procedure (processing times, at present, are 0.5–1.5 seconds for sentences up to 16 words). By structuring an area of the central core in such a way that the individual location of bytes becomes significant, the shifting of information is avoided; the use of binary masks further simplifies the many operations of comparison required by the procedure. Samples of print-out illustrate some salient features of the system.
Key words: Computational Linguistics,
Computer Programs,
English,
Form Classes (Languages),
Kernel Sentences,
Language Patterns,
Machine Translation,
Phrase Structure,
Programing,
Semantics,
Sentence Structure,
Structural Analysis,
Structural Grammar,
Syntax
Neumann G. (2008) A Computational Linguistics Perspective on the Anticipatory Drive. Constructivist Foundations 4(1): 26–28. https://constructivist.info/4/1/026
Neumann G.
(
2008)
A Computational Linguistics Perspective on the Anticipatory Drive.
Constructivist Foundations 4(1): 26–28.
Fulltext at https://constructivist.info/4/1/026
Open peer commentary on the target article “How and Why the Brain Lays the Foundations for a Conscious Self” by Martin V. Butz. Excerpt: In this commentary to Martin V. Butz’s target article I am especially concerned with his remarks about language (§33, §§71–79, §91) and modularity (§32, §41, §48, §81, §§94–98). In that context, I would like to bring into discussion my own work on computational models of self-monitoring (cf. Neumann 1998, 2004). In this work I explore the idea of an anticipatory drive as a substantial control device for modelling high-level complex language processes such as selfmonitoring and adaptive language use. My work is grounded in computational linguistics and, as such, uses a mathematical and computational methodology. Nevertheless, it might provide some interesting aspects and perspectives for constructivism in general, and the model proposed in Butz’s article, in particular.