An Improved Approach for Semantic Graph Composition with CCG

Austin Blodgett, Nathan Schneider


Abstract
This paper builds on previous work using Combinatory Categorial Grammar (CCG) to derive a transparent syntax-semantics interface for Abstract Meaning Representation (AMR) parsing. We define new semantics for the CCG combinators that is better suited to deriving AMR graphs. In particular, we define relation-wise alternatives for the application and composition combinators: these require that the two constituents being combined overlap in one AMR relation. We also provide a new semantics for type raising, which is necessary for certain constructions. Using these mechanisms, we suggest an analysis of eventive nouns, which present a challenge for deriving AMR graphs. Our theoretical analysis will facilitate future work on robust and transparent AMR parsing using CCG.
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W19-0405
Volume:
Proceedings of the 13th International Conference on Computational Semantics - Long Papers
Month:
May
Year:
2019
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Gothenburg, Sweden
Editors:
Simon Dobnik, Stergios Chatzikyriakidis, Vera Demberg
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IWCS
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SIGSEM
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Association for Computational Linguistics
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55–70
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https://aclanthology.org/W19-0405
DOI:
10.18653/v1/W19-0405
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Austin Blodgett and Nathan Schneider. 2019. An Improved Approach for Semantic Graph Composition with CCG. In Proceedings of the 13th International Conference on Computational Semantics - Long Papers, pages 55–70, Gothenburg, Sweden. Association for Computational Linguistics.
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