Abstract
The following quote was obtained by the news editors from the background information supplied bythe inventors: “Linguistics is the scientific study of language. One aspect of linguistics is the applicationof computer science to human natural languages such as English. Due to the greatly increased speedof processors and capacity of memory, computer applications of linguistics are on the rise. For example,computer-enabled analysis of language discourse facilitates numerous applications such as automated agentsthat can answer questions from users. The use of “chatbots” and agents to answer questions, facilitatediscussion, manage dialogues, and provide social promotion is increasingly popular. To address this need,a broad range of technologies including compositional semantics has been developed. Such technologiescan support automated agents in the case of simple, short queries and replies.”