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NL ∩ IR: Natural language for information retrieval
Author(s) -
Rau Lisa F.,
Jacobs Paul S.
Publication year - 1989
Publication title -
international journal of intelligent systems
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.291
H-Index - 87
eISSN - 1098-111X
pISSN - 0884-8173
DOI - 10.1002/int.4550040306
Subject(s) - joins , computer science , robustness (evolution) , natural language , information retrieval , question answering , human–computer information retrieval , natural language processing , artificial intelligence , field (mathematics) , universal networking language , search engine , programming language , biochemistry , chemistry , mathematics , comprehension approach , pure mathematics , gene
Neither natural language processing nor information retrieval is any longer a young field, but the two areas have yet to achieve a graceful interaction. Mainly, the reason for this incompatibility is that information retrieval technology depends upon relatively simple but robust methods, while natural language processing involves complex knowledge‐based systems that have never approached robustness. We provide an analysis of areas in which natural language and information retrieval come together, and describe a system that joins the two fields by combining technology, choice of application area, and knowledge acquisition techniques.