A conversation acts model for generating spoken dialogue contributions

Computer Speech and Language

Volumn 16, Issue 3-4, 2002, Pages 313-352

  Stent, Amanda J ^a  

^a Stony Brook University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HUMAN ENGINEERING; NATURAL LANGUAGE PROCESSING SYSTEMS; PROBLEM SOLVING; SPEECH RECOGNITION;

SPOKEN DIALOGUE SYSTEMS;

HUMAN COMPUTER INTERACTION;

EID: 0036663680     PISSN: 08852308     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0885-2308(02)00009-8     Document Type: Article

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