Contradictions and revisions as explanatory aids in the delivery of technical information

Ingrid Zukerman; Yee Han Cheong

doi:10.1007/3-540-52062-7_75

Contradictions and revisions as explanatory aids in the delivery of technical information

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Abstract

In discourse produced by human speakers, the technical information is often interleaved with rhetorical devices such as contradictions, illustrations and analogies. These rhetorical devices carry important information which assists the listener in assimilating the imparted knowledge. In this paper, we present a taxonomy of rhetorical devices commonly used in a tutoring environment, and model their meaning in terms of their anticipated effect on a listener’s knowledge. These predictions are then used in planning computer generated discourse. As a testbed for our ideas, we are implementing a system, called WISHFUL, to generate commentaries in the domain of high-school algebra within the framework of an Intelligent Tutoring System.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	AI 1988 - 2nd Australian Joint Artificial Intelligence Conference, Proceedings
Publisher	Springer-Verlag London Ltd.
Pages	124-139
Number of pages	16
ISBN (Print)	9783540520627
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-52062-7_75
Publication status	Published - 1 Jan 1990
Event	2nd Australian Joint Artificial Intelligence Conference, AI 1988 - Adelaide, Australia Duration: 15 Nov 1988 → 18 Nov 1988

Publication series

Name	Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
Volume	406 LNAI
ISSN (Print)	0302-9743
ISSN (Electronic)	1611-3349

Conference

Conference	2nd Australian Joint Artificial Intelligence Conference, AI 1988
Country	Australia
City	Adelaide
Period	15/11/88 → 18/11/88

Keywords

Discourse generation
Intelligent tutoring systems
Listener model
Natural language

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Zukerman, I., & Cheong, Y. H. (1990). Contradictions and revisions as explanatory aids in the delivery of technical information. In AI 1988 - 2nd Australian Joint Artificial Intelligence Conference, Proceedings (pp. 124-139). (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics); Vol. 406 LNAI). Springer-Verlag London Ltd.. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-52062-7_75

Zukerman, Ingrid ; Cheong, Yee Han. / Contradictions and revisions as explanatory aids in the delivery of technical information. AI 1988 - 2nd Australian Joint Artificial Intelligence Conference, Proceedings. Springer-Verlag London Ltd., 1990. pp. 124-139 (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)).

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Zukerman, I & Cheong, YH 1990, Contradictions and revisions as explanatory aids in the delivery of technical information. in AI 1988 - 2nd Australian Joint Artificial Intelligence Conference, Proceedings. Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics), vol. 406 LNAI, Springer-Verlag London Ltd., pp. 124-139, 2nd Australian Joint Artificial Intelligence Conference, AI 1988, Adelaide, Australia, 15/11/88. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-52062-7_75

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AI 1988 - 2nd Australian Joint Artificial Intelligence Conference, Proceedings. Springer-Verlag London Ltd., 1990. p. 124-139 (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics); Vol. 406 LNAI).

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Zukerman I, Cheong YH. Contradictions and revisions as explanatory aids in the delivery of technical information. In AI 1988 - 2nd Australian Joint Artificial Intelligence Conference, Proceedings. Springer-Verlag London Ltd. 1990. p. 124-139. (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)). https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-52062-7_75