How Controlled English Can Improve Semantic Wikis
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http://attempto.ifi.uzh.ch/site/pubs/papers/semwiki2009_kuhn.pdf |
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This is a paper written by Tobias Kuhn presented at SemWiki2009. It discusses the AceWiki system.
[edit] Abstract
The motivation of semantic wikis is to make acquisition, maintenance, and mining of formal knowledge simpler, faster, and more flexible. However, most existing semantic wikis have a very technical interface and are restricted to a relatively low level of expressivity. In this paper, we explain how AceWiki uses controlled English — concretely Attempto Controlled English (ACE) — to provide a natural and intuitive interface while supporting a high degree of expressivity. We introduce recent improvements of the AceWiki system and user studies that indicate that AceWiki is usable and useful.
