Oesterreichisches Forschungsinstitut fuer Artificial Intelligence (OeFAI) Schottengasse 3, A-1010 Wien Tel.+43-1-53532810,5336112 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- VORTRAG ******* Prof.Dr.Wolfgang WAHLSTER Wissenschaftlicher Direktor Deutsches Forschungszentrum fuer Kuenstliche Intelligenz (DFKI), Saarbruecken Verbmobil: Towards the DRT-based Translation of Spontaneous Negotiation Dialogs ---------------------------------------------- Verbmobil is a long-term project on the translation of spontaneous speech in negotiation dialogs. We describe the goals of the project, the data collection effort and the architecture of the first demonstrator. In particular, we will discuss the role of the prosodic module and the domain model based on a description logic for efficient speech under- standing. We present a new domain-independent semantic construction component based on lambda abstraction over discourse representation structures. The recursive DRT-based transfer component maps fully specified HPSG signs with a source DRS onto an underspecified target DRS. The source language generator is based on a lexicalized tree adjoining grammar with feature unification. The fully operational demonstrator translates German speech input into English speech output in the appointment scheduling domain. Zeit: Freitag, 12.Mai 1995, 17:00 Uhr pktl. Ort: OeFAI, Schottengasse 3, 1010 Wien 1.