Abstract. In order to extend the application domain of natural language interfaces to more realistic tasks without the decrease of user’s performance, it is desirable for users t...
We propose a new hierarchical Bayesian n-gram model of natural languages. Our model makes use of a generalization of the commonly used Dirichlet distributions called Pitman-Yor pr...
When we start to engage machines in conversation, what language will it be? While natural language is our preferred means of communication, natural language processing is by no mea...