NKRL, a knowledge representation tool for encoding the ‘meaning’ of complex narrative texts

Natural Language Engineering

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 231-253

  Zarri, Gian Piero ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

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EID: 84990994217     PISSN: 13513249     EISSN: 14698110     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1351324997001794     Document Type: Article

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