Processing of Korean Natural Language Queries Using Local Grammars

Abstract. For casual web users, a natural language is more accessible than formal query languages. However, understanding of a natural language query is not trivial for computer systems. This paper proposes a method to parse and understand Korean natural language queries with local grammars. A local grammar is a formalism that can model syntactic structures and synonymous phrases. With local grammars, the system directly extracts user’s intentions from natural language queries. With 163 hand-crafted local grammar graphs, the system could attain a good level of accuracy and meaningful coverage over IT company/people domain.

• Type: Conference
• Year: 2009
• Where: ICCPOL
• Authors: Tae-Gil Noh, Yong-Jin Han, Seong-Bae Park, Se-Young Park
• Keywords: ICCPOL 2009, Local Grammar, Natural Language, Natural Language Queries