Modern Chinese Verb Semantic Computation Theory

Author: Jin Guangjin
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Publish Date: 2001-06-01
Features: The author seeks an intermediary form between Chinese sentence structures and logical expressions, which is the "functor." This makes the conversion of Chinese sentences into higher-order logical predicate formulas—a challenge that has so far been unsolvable—decomposable into two feasible processes: generation and transformation. Thus, the entire semantic computing process becomes viable. This represents a breakthrough in the methodology of semantic analysis in this book. The proposal of functor theory, particularly the method for solving the default components of Chinese sentences and the establishment of logical functors, as well as the distinction between connotative and denotative meanings in word semantics, are the most important innovations of this book. This is one of the most challenging techniques in computer processing and understanding Chinese, with the potential to open up a new landscape for Chinese information processing. Without a doubt, Dr. Jin Guangjin's Modern Chinese Verb Semantic Computing Theory will make new contributions to solving Chinese sentence processing problems.
The study of Chinese semantic analysis is a new challenge posed by Chinese information processing and a key in natural language understanding. This book draws on the successes and shortcomings of various theories and methods proposed domestically and internationally to address this issue, fully considering the characteristics of Chinese, and proposes the "functor theory." This theory decomposes the of converting Chinese sentences into higher-order logical predicate formulas—a task that has been unsolvable so far—into two steps: inserting the "logical functor" as an intermediary, generating functors from Chinese sentences, and generating logical formulas from functors, making the entire semantic computing process possible. At the same time, it emphasizes the distinction between connotative and denotative meanings of words, effectively solving many problems in computational linguistics and designing a computer implementation system. The publication of this book is expected to open up a new landscape for Chinese information processing.