2016 COLING COLING 2016

High Accuracy Rule-based Question Classification using Question Syntax and Semantics

Abstract

AbstractWe present in this paper a purely rule-based system for Question Classification which we divide into two parts: The first is the extraction of relevant words from a question by use of its structure, and the second is the classification of questions based on rules that associate these words to Concepts. We achieve an accuracy of 97.2%, close to a 6 point improvement over the previous State of the Art of 91.6%. Additionally, we believe that machine learning algorithms can be applied on top of this method to further improve accuracy.

🌱 Topic Pioneer — Intent Classification
🌉 Interdisciplinary Bridge — Interdisciplinary and Natural Language Processing
📈 Trend Setter — Intent Classification
🧭 Keyword Pioneer — rule-based system
🐣 Hot Topic Early Bird — semantic analysis
🐝 Cross-Pollinator — Artificial Intelligence, Computer Science, Computer Vision, Data Science & Analytics, Deep Learning, Healthcare & Medicine, Interdisciplinary, Knowledge & Reasoning, Machine Learning, Mathematics & Optimization, Natural Language Processing, Speech & Audio