tech,1-1-P80-1019,ak Current <term> natural language interfaces </term> have concentrated largely on determining the <term> literal meaning </term> of input from their users .
tech,13-2-P80-1019,ak While such <term> decoding </term> is an essential underpinning , much recent work suggests that <term> natural language interfaces </term> will never appear cooperative or graceful unless they also incorporate numerous <term> non-literal aspects of communication </term> , such as <term> robust communication procedures </term> .
tech,20-4-P80-1019,ak The paper proposes <term> interfaces </term> based on a judicious mixture of these techniques and the still valuable methods of more traditional <term> natural language interfaces </term> .
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