Exploiting F-structure Input for Sentence Condensation

Dick Crouch, Tracy Holloway King, John T. Maxwell III, Stefan Riezler, and Annie Zaenen

Abstract

In this paper, we describe the types of sentence condensation rules used in the sentence condensation of Riezler et al. 2003 in detail. We show how the distinctions made in LFG f-structures as to grammatical functions and features make it possible to state simple but accurate rules to create smaller, well-formed f-structures from which the condensed sentence can be generated.