• Proceedings of the Korean Society for Language and Information Conference
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• 2007.11a
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• pp.365-374
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• 2007

This paper investigates the nature of Japanese argument cluster (Steedman 2000b). Based on Combinatory Categorial Grammar, a type-raising analysis of case particles which captures some aspects of the information structure in Japanese is discussed, including contrastive interpretation of coordination, wh-constructions, and some theme and rheme-related grammatical phenomena. These observations offer further support for the study of syntax, semantics, and phonology interface and the earlier analysis of English information structure.

• Journal of KIISE:Software and Applications
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• v.27 no.4
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• pp.448-462
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• 2000

Coordinate constructions in natural language pose a number of difficulties to natural language processing units, due to the increased complexity of syntactic analysis, the syntactic ambiguity of the involved lexical items, and the apparent deletion of predicates in various places. In this paper, we address the syntactic characteristics of the coordinate constructions in Korean from the viewpoint of constructing a competence grammar, and present a version of combinatory categorial grammar for the analysis of coordinate constructions in Korean. We also show how to utilize a unified lexicon in the proposed grammar formalism in deriving the sentential semantics and associated information structures as well, in order to capture the discourse functions of coordinate constructions in Korean. The presented analysis conforms to the common wisdom that coordinate constructions are utilized in language not simply to reduce multiple sentences to a single sentence, but also to convey the information of contrast. Finally, we provide an analysis of sample corpora for the frequency of coordinate constructions in Korean and discuss some problematic cases.

• Language and Information
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• v.7 no.1
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• pp.1-22
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• 2003

Quantifier floating is one of the much studied phenomena in natural languages where quantifying expressions may appear in places other than their original prenominal one. Its presence is especially prominent in languages such as Korean that allow more or less free word order. We find that, in addition to what is described in the literature, there are other remarkable regularities in the way the language allows quantifiers to “float” with respect to various constructions including coordination, relative clauses, and embedded clauses. These regularities are captured syntactically in a combinatory categorial grammar (CCG) framework for Korean. We also show how to derive semantic representations for Korean quantifier floating in the same CCG framework.

• Language and Information
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• v.8 no.1
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• pp.53-76
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• 2004

Negative polarity items(NPIs), which function as quantifiers are licensed in a syntactically strict way by negatives, which function as qualifiers, resulting in universal negating interpretations as pairs. We present a proposal to explain the related phenomena, in which the syntax and the semantics are closely related to each other, with Combinatory Categorial Grammar. For this purpose, we first adopt the usual approach to scrambling, but control its overgeneration with the use of markers, taking into account the complex syntactic phenomena involving NPIs and scrambling in Korean. We also propose to utilize polarity intensity as a novel feature, in order to account for the universal negating interpretations when NPIs are combined with negatives. Our proposal also explains the difference in readings when other quantifiers or qualifiers intervene the NPI and the related negatives.

• Annual Conference on Human and Language Technology
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• 2010.10a
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• pp.118-122
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• 2010

격현상은 한국어의 여러 가지 문법현상들을 분석하고 이를 전산학적으로 구현하는데 아주 중요한 부분 중의 하나이다. 결합범주문법(Combinatory Categorial Grammar; CCG)을 이용한 대부분의 기존 연구들에서는 격조사나 보조사들에도 별도의 통사범주들을 할당한 후, 이들 조사들이 명사와 결합하여 하나의 명사구를 구성하는 것으로 조사들을 처리하고 있다. 그러나 이러한 방법들은 이론적인 문제점들뿐만 아니라 전산적 구현에 있어서도 문제점을 안고 있다. 본 논문에서는 이러한 문제점들을 해결하면서도 한국어의 격현상을 효과적으로 구현할 수 있는 방법을 소개한다. 본 논문에서 사용하려고 하는 문법공학 시스템은 한국어를 위한 유형상속 결합범주문법(Type-inherited Combinatory Categorial Grammar; TCCG)이다. 이 시스템 안에서는 명사구의 격조사나 보조사들이 별도의 통사범주들을 할당받지 않고, 명사의 굴절규칙(inflectional rules)에 의하여 명사와 결합하게 된다. 따라서 국어의 기본적인 격조사들을 효율적으로 구현할 수 있을 뿐만 아니라 보조사나 격조사 탈락현상들도 효과적으로 분석하고 구현할 수 있게 된다.

• Korean Journal of English Language and Linguistics
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• v.4 no.2
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• pp.175-194
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• 2004

This paper provides computational algorithms for English Questions, by which we can effectively handle and implement Yes-No Questions and Wh-Questions. Those algorithms will be developed in Categorial Grammar. In this paper, we will modify and revise Steedman＇s Combinatory Categorial Grammar (CCG) so that we can computationally implement Questions effectively, which will be called a CCG-like system. In this system, semantic interpretations of Questions will be calculated compositionally based on the functor-arguments relations of the constituents. In sum, this paper provides analyses of Questions in Categorial Grammar, by which we can effectively implement Questions in English.

• Annual Conference on Human and Language Technology
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• 1990.11a
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• pp.164-171
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• 1990

A commutative productive category is proposed to the current CCG for the syntactic analysis of free word order languages like Korean. The introduction of this sort of category is quite natural for categorial lexicon and functional operations. We present the theorical basis of productive category and examine the linguistic availability through typical syntactic structures of Korean.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society for Language and Information Conference
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• 2007.11a
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• pp.275-284
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• 2007

Among the languages that allow long-distance reflexives, some languages have blocking effects, whereas others don't. The goal of this paper is to provide computational algorithms that can handle presence and absence of blocking effects of long-distance reflexives. We will examine the blocking effects in Chinese and Korea and develop computational algorithms for handling blocking effects in those two languages. The algorithms will be developed by incorporating Chierchia's Binding Theory into Steedman's Combinatory Categorial Grammar (CCG). Through the analyses and implementations, this paper illustrates how blocking effects can be implemented computationally.

• Proceedings of the Korean Information Science Society Conference
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• 2003.04c
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• pp.531-533
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• 2003

본 논문에서는 형태소 수준의 결합범주문법을 이용하여 형태소 분석을 포함한 자연언어처리의 여러 단계를 한 단계의 유도과정으로 처리하고 형태소 분석 단계에서 증가하는 애매성과 복잡도를 상위 분석 단계의 정보를 사용하여 줄이는 방법에 대해서 논한다. 한국어에서 나타나는 복잡한 언어 현상 중에 하나인 용언의 불규칙 활용을 확률 정보뿐만 아니라 음운정보를 포함만 통사 정보나 의미 정보 등의 상위 정보를 사용하여 처리하여보고 일반적인 형태소 분석기로서의 발전 가능성에 대해서 알아본다.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society for Cognitive Science Conference
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• 2000.06a
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• pp.68-75
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• 2000

상대방에게 의사를 전달할 때 보다 정확하게 자신의 의도를 표현하려면 대화의 흐름에 맞는 적절한 억양을 주어 발화해야 한다. 본 논문에서는 결함범주문법을 이용하여 문장을 분석하고 문장 내 정보와 문장 간 정보 즉, 문맥에 따라 강세(pitch accent), 휴지(pause), 강조 등의 억양정보를 어떻게 나타내야 하는지를 분석하여 문장의 정보구조에 추가하는 방법을 제시한다.