RAGS Project: Publications



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*Papers*		These are the papers that we have already published: ``Free choice'' and templates: how to get both at the same time (postscript), presented at the KI99 Workshop `` ``May I speak freely?'' Between templates and free choice in natural language generation'', August 1999. Achieving Theory-Neutrality in Reference Architectures for NLP: To what extent is it possible/desirable? (postscript), presented at the AISB Workshop on Reference Architectures in Edinburgh, April 1999. Just what is aggregation anyway?(postscript) presented at the European Workshop on Natural Language Generation, Toulouse, May 13-14, 1999. In search of a reference architecture for NLG systems (postscript) presented at the European Workshop on Natural Language Generation, Toulouse, May 13-14, 1999. Generating nominals (and other words) in applied NLG systems (postscript) ESSLLI Workshop on Generating Nominals, Utrecht, August 1999. A Representation for Complex and Evolving Data Dependencies in Generation (postscript) presented at the ANLP conference, Seattle, April 29 - May 4, 2000 Enabling Resource Sharing in Generation: an Abstract Reference Architecture (postscript) LREC conference, Athens, May 29 - June 2, 2000. Reinterpretation of an existing NLG system in a Generic Generation Architecture (postscript) INLG conference, Mitzpe Ramon, Israel, June 13-16, 2000 From RAGS to RICHES: exploiting the potential of a flexible generation architecture (postscript), presented at ACL01, Toulouse, July 2001.


*Deliverables*		The following deliverables are now available:
		Documents: The RAGS Reference Manual (postscript). For a 2-up version (to save paper, if not your eyes!) click here. Or for a PDF version, click here. Please note that this was slightly revised at 18/04/02. Survey of Applied Natural Language Generation Systems (postscript) Lexicalisation in Applied Natural Language Generation Systems (postscript) Component tasks in Applied Natural Language Generation Systems (postscript) Datasets Data from the Exprimo (ILEX reimplementation) system (Edinburgh). Software RAGSOCKS software - software in LISP and Prolog supporting various native formats for RAGS representations (with inport/export from/to XML) and also (optionally) providing a socket-based inter-module communication mechanism. Genetic Algorithm based Text Planner - an example of a RAGS module and how it might be delivered, together with example input and output RAGS datasets. FUF/Surge interface - a RAGS wrapper for the FUF/Surge generator (CLISP).


*Other resources*		Latex bib file of RAGS references


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