Sources of Flexibility in Dynamic Hypertext Generation

Alistair Knott; Christopher Mellish; Jon Oberlander; Mick O'Donnell

Sources of Flexibility in Dynamic Hypertext Generation

Alistair Knott, Christopher Mellish, Jon Oberlander, Mick O'Donnell

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Abstract

'Dynamic hypertext' is hypertext which is automatically generated at the point of need. A number of NLG systems have now been developed to operate within a hypertext environment; and now that these systems are becoming widely available on the World Wide Web, it is useful to take stock of how well-equipped NLG technology is to work in this new domain. A generation system in a hypertext environment faces a specific set of requirements; here, we discuss those requirements, and the resources that can be provided to help meet them. Examples are drawn from a number of systems, including our own prototype, ILEX-0. We conclude by indicating that the major benefit of such systems could be in the way that they combine flexibility with the illusion of user control.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of the Eighth International Natural Language Generation Workshop
Subtitle of host publication	INLG '96
Pages	151-160
Number of pages	10
Publication status	Published - 1996
Event	Eighth International Natural Language Generation Workshop (INLG '96) - Herstmonceux Castle, Hailsham, E. Sussex, United Kingdom Duration: 12 Jun 1996 → 15 Jun 1996

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Workshop	Eighth International Natural Language Generation Workshop (INLG '96)
Country/Territory	United Kingdom
City	Hailsham, E. Sussex
Period	12/06/96 → 15/06/96

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content selection
text planning
applications
hypertext

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Knott, A, Mellish, C, Oberlander, J & O'Donnell, M 1996, Sources of Flexibility in Dynamic Hypertext Generation. in Proceedings of the Eighth International Natural Language Generation Workshop: INLG '96. pp. 151-160, Eighth International Natural Language Generation Workshop (INLG '96), Hailsham, E. Sussex, United Kingdom, 12/06/96. <http://aclweb.org/anthology/W/W96/W96-0416.pdf>

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Sources of Flexibility in Dynamic Hypertext Generation

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