Last Modified: April 3, 2009
The
final goal of our research is "Practical realization of innate capability
for acquisition of language and knowledge of a person on engineering."
Concretely, we have proposed four applications using Natural Language
Processing Using Inductive Learning (IL-NLP) for four kinds of data as
mentioned below. Fist, we use a Japanese Kanji-Kana mixed sentence. This
sentence is one kind of a character string. We proposed a morphological
analysis method using inductive learning. Second, we use a pair of a Japanese
Kanji-Kana mixed sentence and its Kana sentence expressed its pronunciation.
They are two kinds of character strings.@
They are the same on syntax, but different on the surface expression. We
proposed a Japanese Kana-Kanji translation method using inductive learning.
Third, we use a pair of a source sentence and its target sentence in machine
translation. In these sentences, they are the same on semantics, but different
on syntax. We proposed a method of the machine translation using inductive
learning with genetic algorithms. Fourth, we use a speech on spoken dialogue.
The speech consists of a pair of a user's utterance and the system's reply for
it. In these utterances, they are the same on syntax, but they are different on
semantics. However, there is the relation of cause and effect between them on
semantics. We propose a method of spoken dialogue processing using inductive
learning with genetic algorithms.
Next step, we research on emotion processing
in order to acquire language. Its reason is that human beings never tell anything
if he/she does not have emotion. Therefore a system needs to have emotion in order
to have language at first. Automatic acquisition of emotion is better. However
it is too difficult now. Therefore our proposed methods can recognize emotion expressions
in utterances and text.
Moreover the system can understand language
and recognize emotion in order to have the sense of self. The issue of automatic
acquisition of it is essential issue. Therefore we try to research on this issue
in future.