Query-based Sentence Fusion is Better Defined and Leads to More Preferred Results than Generic Sentence Fusion

We show that question-based sentence fusion is a better defined task than generic sentence fusion (Q-based fusions are shorter, display less variety in length, yield more identical results and have higher normalized Rouge scores). Moreover, we show that in a QA setting, participants strongly prefer Q-based fusions over generic ones, and have a preference for union over intersection fusions.

• Type: Conference
• Year: 2008
• Where: ACL
• Authors: Emiel Krahmer, Erwin Marsi, Paul Pelt
• Keywords: ACL 2008, Computational Linguistics, Q-based Fusions, Question-based Sentence Fusion, Sentence Fusion