Spoken dialogue systems allow users to interact with computer-based applications such as
databases and expert systems by using natural spoken language. The origins of spoken …

▪ Abstract In this chapter, we consider the degree to which individuals are pulled to behave
by their conceptions of the future, pushed to act by their recollections of the past, or primarily …

In this paper we report research results investigating microblogging as a form of electronic
word‐of‐mouth for sharing consumer opinions concerning brands. We analyzed more than …

This book presents one of the first attempts at developing a precise, grammatically rooted,
theory of conversation motivated by data from real conversations. The theory has descriptive …

In this article, we give an overview of Natural Language Generation (NLG) from an applied
system-building perspective. The article includes a discussion of when NLG techniques …

People often mean more than they say. Grammar on its own is typically insufficient for
determining the full meaning of an utterance; the assumption that the discourse is coherent …

Understanding of second-order belief structures by 5-and 10-year-old children was
assessed in acted stories in which two characters (John and Mary) were independently …

This paper explores principles governing the rational balance among an agent's beliefs,
goals, actions, and intentions. Such principles provide specifications for artificial agents, and …

A formalism for reasoning about actions is proposed that is based on a temporal logic. It
allows a much wider range of actions to be described than with previous approaches such …

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Spatial COgnitiOn Annette HerskOVjts Page 2 Studies in Natural Language Processing …