Using NLG to help language-impaired users tell stories and participate in social dialogues

Ehud Reiter; Ross Turner; Norman Alm; Rolf Black; Martin Dempster; Annalu Waller

Using NLG to help language-impaired users tell stories and participate in social dialogues

Ehud Reiter
, Ross Turner
, Norman Alm
, Rolf Black
, Martin Dempster
, Annalu Waller

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Abstract

Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) systems are communication aids for people who cannot speak because of motor or cognitive impairments. We are developing AAC systems where users select information they wish to communicate, and this is expressed using an NLG system. We believe this model will work well in contexts where AAC users wish to go beyond simply making requests or answering questions, and have more complex communicative goals such as story-telling and social interaction.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	ENLG 2009 12th EuropeanWorkshop on Natural Language Generation
Subtitle of host publication	proceedings of the workshop
Place of Publication	Stroudsburg, PA
Publisher	Association for Computational Linguistics
Pages	1-8
Number of pages	8
Publication status	Published - 2009
Event	12th European Workshop on Natural Language Generation - Athens, Greece Duration: 30 Mar 2009 → 31 Mar 2009 http://enlg2009.uvt.nl/

Conference

Conference	12th European Workshop on Natural Language Generation
Abbreviated title	ENLG 2009
Country/Territory	Greece
City	Athens
Period	30/03/09 → 31/03/09
Internet address	http://enlg2009.uvt.nl/

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being

Keywords

Augmentative and alternative communication
AAC
Cognitive impairment
Communication aids
Social dialogue
Social interactions
Cognitive systems

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Reiter, E, Turner, R, Alm, N, Black, R, Dempster, M & Waller, A 2009, Using NLG to help language-impaired users tell stories and participate in social dialogues. in ENLG 2009 12th EuropeanWorkshop on Natural Language Generation: proceedings of the workshop. Association for Computational Linguistics, Stroudsburg, PA, pp. 1-8, 12th European Workshop on Natural Language Generation, Athens, Greece, 30/03/09.

Using NLG to help language-impaired users tell stories and participate in social dialogues. / Reiter, Ehud; Turner, Ross; Alm, Norman et al.
ENLG 2009 12th EuropeanWorkshop on Natural Language Generation: proceedings of the workshop. Stroudsburg, PA: Association for Computational Linguistics, 2009. p. 1-8.

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Using NLG to help language-impaired users tell stories and participate in social dialogues

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