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UNIVERSAL REPRESENTATION SYSTEM [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1986-11-18
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Artificial Intelligence
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- universal representation system
1, record 1, English, universal%20representation%20system
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Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- meaning representation system 1, record 1, English, meaning%20representation%20system
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- conceptual representation system 1, record 1, English, conceptual%20representation%20system
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Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Any meaning representation system, either human or mechanical, must make explicit exactly what the relationships between concepts underlying a verb are. 1, record 1, English, - universal%20representation%20system
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The computer uses the same conceptual representation for an event, regardless of what language was used. We can build language analyzers for French and Spanish, say, that decompose the sentences of those languages into the same conceptual representation that we were using for English sentences. In this way the computer can effectively translate these languages into each other. 1, record 1, English, - universal%20representation%20system
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Intelligence artificielle
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- système de représentation conceptuelle
1, record 1, French, syst%C3%A8me%20de%20repr%C3%A9sentation%20conceptuelle
proposal, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- système de représentation universelle 1, record 1, French, syst%C3%A8me%20de%20repr%C3%A9sentation%20universelle
proposal, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Pour plus de détails voir la notion "grammaire universelle" et des "universaux du langage" en linguistique contemporaine. 1, record 1, French, - syst%C3%A8me%20de%20repr%C3%A9sentation%20conceptuelle
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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