Robbert‐jan Beun
Biographic Data
| ID | 3591804 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Robbert‐jan Beun |
| GIVEN NAMES | Robbert‐jan |
| FAMILY NAME | Beun |
| SIGNATURE | BEUN R J |
| AFFILIATIONS | Utrecht University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 27 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 6 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1990 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2008 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Proximal' and 'distal' in language and cognition
Repairing Conceptual Mismatches in Human-Computer Dialogue
A computational framework is presented for the generation of elementary speech acts to establish conceptual alignment between a computer system and its user. This article clearly distinguishes between 2 phases of the alignment process: message interpretation and message generation. In the interpretation phase, presuppositions are extracted from the user's message and compared with the system's semantic model of the application domain, which is re…
On the generation of coherent dialogue
A dialogue game is presented that enables us to generate coherent elementary conversational sequences at the speech act level. Central to this approach is the fact that the cognitive states of players change as a result of the interpretation of speech acts and that these changes provoke the production of a subsequent speech act. The rules of the game are roughly based on the Gricean maxims of co-operation — i.e., agents are forbidden to put forwa…
Object reference in a shared domain of conversation
In this paper we report on an investigation into the principles underlying the choice of a particular referential expression to refer to an object located in a domain to which both participants in the dialogue have visual as well as physical access. Our approach is based on the assumption that participants try to use as little effort as possible when referring to objects. This assumption is operational-ized in two factors, namely the focus of att…
Mental state recognition and communicative effects
Speech acts in natural language dialogues can be regarded as intentional acts performed by a dialogue participant to influence the relevant aspects of the mental state of a recipient. In this paper, a framework is discussed for deriving the beliefs and intentions of a speaker from a certain speech act. To this end, the notion of a speech act is replaced by the formal notion of a communicative act. A communicative act is expressed in terms of pros…
The recognition of Dutch declarative questions
Proximal' and 'distal' in language and cognition
The recognition of Dutch declarative questions
Mental state recognition and communicative effects
Speech acts in natural language dialogues can be regarded as intentional acts performed by a dialogue participant to influence the relevant aspects of the mental state of a recipient. In this paper, a framework is discussed for deriving the beliefs and intentions of a speaker from a certain speech act. To this end, the notion of a speech act is replaced by the formal notion of a communicative act. A communicative act is expressed in terms of pros…
The recognition of Dutch declarative questions
Mental state recognition and communicative effects
Speech acts in natural language dialogues can be regarded as intentional acts performed by a dialogue participant to influence the relevant aspects of the mental state of a recipient. In this paper, a framework is discussed for deriving the beliefs and intentions of a speaker from a certain speech act. To this end, the notion of a speech act is replaced by the formal notion of a communicative act. A communicative act is expressed in terms of pros…
Object reference in a shared domain of conversation
In this paper we report on an investigation into the principles underlying the choice of a particular referential expression to refer to an object located in a domain to which both participants in the dialogue have visual as well as physical access. Our approach is based on the assumption that participants try to use as little effort as possible when referring to objects. This assumption is operational-ized in two factors, namely the focus of att…
On the generation of coherent dialogue
A dialogue game is presented that enables us to generate coherent elementary conversational sequences at the speech act level. Central to this approach is the fact that the cognitive states of players change as a result of the interpretation of speech acts and that these changes provoke the production of a subsequent speech act. The rules of the game are roughly based on the Gricean maxims of co-operation — i.e., agents are forbidden to put forwa…
Repairing Conceptual Mismatches in Human-Computer Dialogue
A computational framework is presented for the generation of elementary speech acts to establish conceptual alignment between a computer system and its user. This article clearly distinguishes between 2 phases of the alignment process: message interpretation and message generation. In the interpretation phase, presuppositions are extracted from the user's message and compared with the system's semantic model of the application domain, which is re…
Proximal' and 'distal' in language and cognition
Linguistics (6 works) · Speech and dialogue systems (5 works) · Computer Science (4 works) · Psychology (4 works) · Language, Metaphor, and Cognition (3 works) · Mathematics (3 works) · Philosophy (3 works) · Philosophy (3 works) · Artificial Intelligence (2 works) · Communication (2 works)