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Title: Databases and natural language interfaces
Authors: Porfírio P. Filipe, Nuno J. Mamede
Contributors: The Pennsylvania State University CiteSeerX Archives
Source: http://www.deetc.isel.ipl.pt/engenhariadesi/ppessoais/pfilipe/PublicacoesCientificas/Databases_and_Natural_Language_Interfaces.pdf.
Publication Year: 2000
Collection: CiteSeerX
Subject Terms: natural language interface for databases
Description: A Natural Language Interface for Databases allows users of multimedia kiosks to formulate natural language questions. User questions are first translated into a logic language and subsequently into Structured Query Language (SQL), which is processed by a database management system to return the answer. This paper focuses on the translation stage. Special attention is devoted to the conceptual model, a relational database that organizes all the data supporting the translation process. The translation algorithm is presented and commented examples are used to better understand its functioning.
Document Type: text
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Language: English
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Accession Number: edsbas.C4A9913F
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Abstract:A Natural Language Interface for Databases allows users of multimedia kiosks to formulate natural language questions. User questions are first translated into a logic language and subsequently into Structured Query Language (SQL), which is processed by a database management system to return the answer. This paper focuses on the translation stage. Special attention is devoted to the conceptual model, a relational database that organizes all the data supporting the translation process. The translation algorithm is presented and commented examples are used to better understand its functioning.