We describe novel aspects of a new natural language generator called Nitrogen. This
generator has a highly flexible input representation that allows a spectrum of input from …

Utilizing a historical and international approach, this valuable two-volume resource makes
even the more complex linguistic issues understandable for the non-specialized reader …

This article describes a new approach to the generation of referring expressions. We
propose to formalize a scene (consisting of a set of objects with various properties and …

The design and development of process-aware information systems is often supported by
specifying requirements as business process models. Although this approach is generally …

Evaluative arguments are pervasive in natural human communication. In countless
situations people attempt to advise or persuade their interlocutors that something is …

We describe a chart realization algorithm for Combinatory Categorial Grammar (CCG), and
show how it can be used to efficiently realize a wide range of coordination phenomena …

Abstract Information graphics (such as bar charts and line graphs) play a vital role in many
multimodal documents. The majority of information graphics that appear in popular media …

Natural language is one of the most important means of human communication. It enables
us to express our will, to exchange thoughts, and to document our knowledge in written …

This paper presents the methodology for generating textual summaries of line graphs in the
SIGHT (Summarizing Information GrapHics Textually) system and the evaluation of line …

Questions are asked and answered every day. Question answering (QA) technology aims to
deliver the same facility online. It goes further than the more familiar search based on …