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Controlling ambiguities in legislative language

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2012
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Bünzli, A., & Höfler, S. (2012). Controlling ambiguities in legislative language. In M. Rosner & N. E. Fuchs (Eds.), Controlled Natural Language - Second International Workshop, CNL 2010 (No. 7175; Issue 7175, pp. 21–42). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-31175-8_2

Abstract

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Abstract

Legislative language exhibits some characteristics typical of languages of administration that are particularly prone to eliciting ambiguities. However, ambiguity is generally undesirable in legislative texts and can pose problems for the interpretation and application of codified law. In this paper, we demonstrate how methods of controlled natural languages can be applied to prevent ambiguities in legislative texts. We investigate what types of ambiguities are frequent in legislative language and therefore important to control, and w

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  • Bünzli, Alexandra
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  • Höfler, Stefan
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  • Rosner, Mike
  • Fuchs, Norbert E

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Controlled Natural Language - Second International Workshop, CNL 2010

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Berlin

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Publisher

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21

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42

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English

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2012

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2012-05-03

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Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence

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978-3-642-31174-1

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327 since deposited on 2012-05-03
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Bünzli, A., & Höfler, S. (2012). Controlling ambiguities in legislative language. In M. Rosner & N. E. Fuchs (Eds.), Controlled Natural Language - Second International Workshop, CNL 2010 (No. 7175; Issue 7175, pp. 21–42). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-31175-8_2

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