[FWP] Natural language processing

["Jeff Boes" <jboes@qtm.net>]

I figured this group would be a good source of info ... if I'm off base
here, please forgive.

A client of mine has asked what it would take to write a natural language
parser for a search engine, somewhat like the "Ask Jeeves" interface. I
figure it can't be that easy, or else everyone would be doing it! However,
as a start: has there been any natural langauge parser work done, that's
publicly available?

ObFWP: Is Perl the sort of langauge that you'd use if you had to parse


"Where can I find out about cheap air fares?"
vs.
"What is the cheapest air fare I can get from Chicago to Orlando?"
vs.
"How do I get cheap airline tickets?"

----
I'm reminded of the day my daughter came in, looked over my shoulder at
some Perl 4 code, and said, "What is that, swearing?"  -- Larry Wall
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Jeff Boes  <><  jboes@qtm.net
Mur Consulting  http://murconsulting.hypermart.net/


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