   Experimental System for Argument Text Generation -- Dulcinea --

1. Overview

  Dulcinea generates Japanese text that justifies a given goal.  The
system consists of following four modules.

  Semantic Contents Generator: This module creates an Argument
			       Graph which represents the semantic
			       content of arguments.
  FTS Generator:	       This module creates an FTS (Functional
			       Text Structure) from a given argument
			       graph.
  Text Structure Generator:    This module adds order and connection
			       information to the FTS.
  Realizer:		       Tense, aspect and mood are fixed in
			       this module.

 The system has following function.

1) Beliefs consist of facts rules and judgments for the state of
affairs.  The system makes arguments in various domains by exchanging
the contents of a belief database.

2) This system can generate not only direct grounds, but also
refutations for the expected opposing arguments together with examples
that are indispensable to persuasive argument.

3) By varying the argument strategies and criteria for sentence
structure, you can perform the text generation experiment and conduct
research into the objective criteria for natural text.

2. Environment

The system runs on Multi-PSI or pseudo-PIM/m.  User interface for
listener, SIMPOS or X Window System is available. User interface for X
needs the latest version of PIMOS.

3. Files and directories

        README.j        README in Japanese
        README          This file
        INSTALL.j       INSTALL in Japanese
        INSTALL         How to install
	aliases		Aliases for listener
	install.com	Command file for install
	dulcinea.com	Command file for loading
	dul.init	File for initializing
	para0		File for parameter setting
	para1		File for parameter setting
        Bel/            Beliefs
        dul/            User interface
	dul_unix/	User interface for X Window System
        rosi/           Semantic Contents Generator
        soc1/           FTS Generator
        soc2/           Text Structure Generator
        sancho/         Realizer
        doc/            Documents
	save/		Directory for .sav files

* You must use '/jis' option of SIMPOS FTP to transfer files to PSI,
because some files include KANJI characters.

4. Install

Take "install.com" from KL1 listener to compile all files and save
objects.  See INSTALL and doc/manual.


