A Computational Model for Resolving Pronominal Anaphora in Turkish Using Hobbs- Naïve Algorithm

Authors: Pınar Tüfekçi, Yılmaz Kılıçaslan

Abstract:

In this paper we present a computational model for pronominal anaphora resolution in Turkish. The model is based on Hobbs’ Naїve Algorithm [4, 5, 6], which exploits only the surface syntax of sentences in a given text.

Keywords: Anaphora Resolution, Pronoun Resolution, Syntax based Algorithms, Naїve Algorithm.

Digital Object Identifier (DOI): doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.1056090

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