[Corpora-List] TextGraphs-6 and semantic networks

[John F. Sowa]

On 3/13/2011 4:42 PM, Nathan Hu wrote:
> I don't think we need to convert all the informal texts into formal models.

Of course not.  I wasn't suggesting that at all.

My basic principle can be summarized in one sentence:

    Natural languages are just as precise as they need to be
    for any particular application.

When you're drowning, screaming "Help!" is sufficient.  But when
you're writing a textbook on mathematics, you need to be more
detailed and formal.

> There is no gold standard of natural language understanding for human.

I agree.

In any case, this topic could easily overwhelm this list
with endless discussion.  So I'll sign off now.

John

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