Distributed representations in a text based information retrieval system: A new way of using the vector space model

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Abstract

In this paper we discuss how the Vector Space Model of Information Retrieval can be used in a new way by combining connectionist ideas about distributed representations with the concept of propositional structure (semantic case structure) derived from mainstream Natural Language Understanding research. We show how distributed representations may be used to capture both amorphous concept representations and propositional structures and we discuss a prototype Information Retrieval system, PELICAN, which has been constructed in order to experiment with these ideas.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings of the 14th Annual International ACM SIGIR Conference on Research and Development in Information Retrieval, SIGIR 1991
PublisherAssociation for Computing Machinery, Inc
Pages123-132
Number of pages10
ISBN (Print)0897914481, 9780897914482
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Sep 1991
Event14th Annual International ACM SIGIR Conference on Research and Development in Information Retrieval, SIGIR 1991 - Chicago, United States
Duration: 13 Oct 199116 Oct 1991

Publication series

NameProceedings of the 14th Annual International ACM SIGIR Conference on Research and Development in Information Retrieval, SIGIR 1991

Conference

Conference14th Annual International ACM SIGIR Conference on Research and Development in Information Retrieval, SIGIR 1991
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityChicago
Period13/10/9116/10/91

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