Natural Language Processing and Information Systems

1. Front Matter

   Pages I-X

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2. Linguistics in Information Systems Design

   1. WordNet++: A Lexicon Supporting the Color-X Method

      • Ans A.G. Steuten, Frank Dehne, Reind P. van de Riet

      Pages 1-16

3. Temporal Databases

   1. Generating Narratives from Plots Using Schema Information

      • Antonio L. Furtado, Angelo E. M. Ciarlini

      Pages 17-29

   2. Temporal Granularity Enlightened by Knowledge

      • Sylviane R. Schwer

      Pages 30-41

4. Word-Sense Disambiguation

   1. Coping with Different Types of Ambiguity Using a Uniform Context Handling Mechanism

      • Martin Romacker, Udo Hahn

      Pages 42-53

   2. WSD Algorithm Applied to a NLP System

      • Andrés Montoyo, Manuel Palomar

      Pages 54-65

   3. “Beijing Frowns and Washington Pays Close Attention” Computer Processing of Relations between Geographical Proper Names in Foreign Affairs

      • Odile Piton, Denis Maurel

      Pages 66-78

5. Semantic Relationships in Databases

   1. Understanding and Representing Relationship Semantics in Database Design

      • Veda C. Storey

      Pages 79-90

   2. An Ontology for Classifying the Semantics of Relationships in Database Design

      • Harald Ullrich, Sandeep Purao, Veda C. Storey

      Pages 91-102

   3. A Very Large Database of Collocations and Semantic Links

      • Igor Bolshakov, Alexander Gelbukh

      Pages 103-114

6. Semantic and Contextual Document Retrieval, Traceability

   1. Using Terminology Extraction to Improve Traceability from Formal Models to Textual Requirements

      • Farid Cerbah, Jérôme Euzenat

      Pages 115-126

   2. Natural Language Analysis for Semantic Document Modeling

      • Terje Brasethvik, Jon Atle Gulla

      Pages 127-140

   3. Domain Analysis and Queries in Context

      • Alfs T. Berztiss

      Pages 141-151

7. Natural Language Generat on for Answering E-Mail and OLAP

   1. Using Information Extraction and Natural Language Generation to Answer E-Mail

      • Leila Kosseim, Stéphane Beauregard, Guy Lapalme

      Pages 152-163

   2. Using OLAP and Data Mining for Content Planning in Natural Language Generation

      • Eloi L. Favero, Jacques Robin

      Pages 164-175

8. NLP Techniques for Informat on Retrieval

   1. Toward an Enhancement of Textual Database Retrieval Using NLP Techniques

      • Asanee Kawtrakul, Frederic Andres, Kinji Ono, Chaiwat Ketsuwan, Nattakan Pengphon

      Pages 176-189

   2. Document Identification by Shallow Semantic Analysis

      • Abdelhamid Bouchachia, Roland T. Mittermeir, Heinz Pozewaunig

      Pages 190-202

   3. Automated Information Extraction out of Classified Advertisements

      • Ramón Aragüés Peleato, Jean-Cédric Chappelier, Martin Rajman

      Pages 203-214

9. WEB Information Retrieval

   1. A Smart Web Query Engine for Semantic Retrieval of Web Data and Its Application to E-Trading

      • Roger H.L. Chiang, Cecil Chua, Veda C. Storey

      Pages 215-226

   2. GETESS: Constructing a Linguistic Search Index for an Internet Search Engine

      • Ilvio Bruder, Antje Düsterhöft, Markus Becker, Jochen Bedersdorfer, Günter Neumann

      Pages 227-238

This book includes the papers presented at the fifth International Conference on Application of Natural Language to Information Systems (NLDB 2000) which was held in Versailles (France) on June 28-30. Following NLDB95 in Versailles, NLDB96 i n Amsterdam, NLDB97 i n Vancouver, and NLDB99 i n Klagenfurt, NLDB 2000 was a forum for exchanging new research results and trends on the benefits of integrating Natural Language resources in Information System Engineering. Since the first NLDB workshop in 1995 it has become apparent that each aspect of an information system life cycle may be improved by natural language techniques: database design (specification, validation, conflict resolution), database query languages, and application programming that use new software engineering research (natural language program specifications). As information systems are now evolving into the communication area, the term databases should be considered in the broader sense of information and communication systems. The main new trend in NLDB 2000 is related to the WEB wave: WEB querying, WEB answering, and information retrieval. Among 47 papers submitted from 18 countries, the program committee selected 29 papers to be presented during the conference. Besides these regular papers, two invited talks (given by Pr. Reind P. van de Riet and Pr. Maurice Gross), and a set of posters and demonstrations are also included in these proceedings.

• Computational Linguistics
• DOM
• Database Design
• Database Management
• Databases
• Distributed Databases
• Information Extraction
• Information Retrieval
• Navigation
• algorithms
• information system
• linguistics
• natural language
• natural language processing
• semantics

• PRiSM Laboratory, University of Versailles, Paris, France

  Mokrane Bouzeghoub, Zoubida Kedad

• CNAM, CEDRIC Laboratory, Paris

  Elisabeth Métais

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