Summarizing and referring: towards cohesive extracts

ABSTRACT

In this paper we propose and evaluate a system for summary post-edition, which aims at replacing referential expressions, trying to avoid referencial cohesion problems. To propose expressions that best represent the evoked entity, the system uses knowledge about coreference chains. We evaluate the system both with knowledge provided by manual and automatic annotation of coreference chains.

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INDEX TERMS

Primary Classification:
  J. Computer Applications
  J.5 ARTS AND HUMANITIES
      Subjects: Linguistics

Additional Classification:
  H. Information Systems
  H.4 INFORMATION SYSTEMS APPLICATIONS
      H.4.2 Types of Systems
          Subjects: Decision support (e.g., MIS)

General Terms:
Algorithms, Experimentation

Keywords:
automatic summarization, coreference chains, referencial cohesion