NATURAL LANGUAGE

NATURAL LANGUAGE

1. Grammers

   • Rules about what is a properly formed sentance
   • NP(Noun Phrase)
     • Contains major noun either as subject or the object.
   • VP (Verb Phrase)
     • Contains the principle verb of the sentence
   • Det
     • A determiner
     • a, the
   • PP(Preposition Phrase)
     • Typically before noun pharase
     • from, in, at

2. Responding to Eliza

   • First respond to input to detect if you want to terminate the conversation
     • Then Respond to input by looking for speacil cases
       • Respond to input then looks for keywords and responds appropriatly
         • If cannot respond, outputs list of generic responses

3. Language Fundamentals

   • Syntax - What are legal sentance
   • Semantics - What do the words mean
   • Pragmatics - How do we use language
   • The subject of the sentence is usually the MAIN NOUN
     • The object of the sentence is usually the SECOND NOUN
       • The objective of the sentence is typically the VERB