It is often desirable that referring expressions be chosen in such a way that their referents
are easy to identify. This article focuses on referring expressions in hierarchically structured …

This paper brings a logical perspective to the generation of referring expressions,
addressing the incompleteness of existing algorithms in this area. After studying references …

A critical issue concerning communication between remote persons by means of
videoconferencing is the ability of the system to provide a high degree of social presence. In …

Following the principles of Cognitive Grammar, we concentrate on a model for reference
resolution that attempts to overcome the difficulties previous approaches, based on the …

It is often desirable that referring expressions be chosen in such a way that their referents
are easy to identify. In this paper, we investigate to what extent identification becomes easier …

This paper argues that algorithms for the generation of referring expressions should aim to
make it easy for hearers and readers to find the referent of the expressions that are …

In this paper an algorithm for the generation of referring expressions in a multimodal setting
is presented. The algorithm is based on empirical studies of how humans refer to objects in …

The main aim of this paper is to challenge two commonly held assumptions regarding
modality selection in the generation of referring acts: the assumption that non-verbal means …

This paper describes work in progress on the Humanoid 2 ESPRIT project, in which we are
integrating the human figure animation software described in (Magnenat Thalmann & …

The economic reforms in New Zealand (NZ) that introduced free market policies following
the election of the 1984 Labour Government led to a rapid and extensive reduction in …