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;;;; -*- Mode: Lisp; Syntax: Common-Lisp -*-
;;;; Code from Paradigms of AI Programming
;;;; Copyright (c) 1991 Peter Norvig
;;;; syntax2.lisp: The PSG-based natural language parser.
;;;; This version handles semantics as described in Section 19.5.
;;;; Includes *grammar5* and *grammar6*; USE one of these.
(in-package "USER")
(defvar *grammar* "The grammar used by GENERATE.")
(defstruct (rule (:type list)) lhs -> rhs sem)
(defstruct (tree (:type list) (:include rule) (:copier nil)
(:constructor new-tree (lhs sem rhs))))
(defstruct (parse) "A parse tree and a remainder." tree rem)
(defun parse-lhs (parse) (tree-lhs (parse-tree parse)))
(defun lexical-rules (word)
"Return a list of rules with word on the right hand side."
(or (find-all word *grammar* :key #'rule-rhs :test #'equal)
(mapcar #'(lambda (cat) `(,cat -> ,word)) *open-categories*)))
(defun rules-starting-with (cat)
"Return a list of rules where cat starts the rhs."
(find-all cat *grammar*
:key #'(lambda (rule) (first-or-nil (rule-rhs rule)))))
(defun first-or-nil (x)
"The first element of x if it is a list; else nil."
(if (consp x) (first x) nil))
(defun complete-parses (parses)
"Those parses that are complete (have no remainder)."
(find-all-if #'null parses :key #'parse-rem))
(defun append1 (items item)
"Add item to end of list of items."
(append items (list item)))
(defun length=1 (x)
"Is x a list of length 1?"
(and (consp x) (null (cdr x))))
(setf (symbol-function 'find-all-if) #'remove-if-not)
(defun find-all (item sequence &rest keyword-args
&key (test #'eql) test-not &allow-other-keys)
"Find all those elements of sequence that match item,
according to the keywords. Doesn't alter sequence."
(if test-not
(apply #'remove item sequence
:test-not (complement test-not) keyword-args)
(apply #'remove item sequence
:test (complement test) keyword-args)))
(defun parser (words)
"Return all complete parses of a list of words."
(clear-memoize 'parse) ;***
(mapcar #'parse-tree (complete-parses (parse words))))
(defun use (grammar)
"Switch to a new grammar."
(clear-memoize 'rules-starting-with)
(clear-memoize 'lexical-rules)
(length (setf *grammar* grammar)))
(defparameter *open-categories* '(N V A Name)
"Categories to consider for unknown words")
(defun parse (words)
"Bottom-up parse, returning all parses of any prefix of words.
This version has semantics."
(unless (null words)
(mapcan #'(lambda (rule)
(extend-parse (rule-lhs rule) (rule-sem rule) ;***
(list (first words)) (rest words) nil))
(lexical-rules (first words)))))
(defun extend-parse (lhs sem rhs rem needed) ;***
"Look for the categories needed to complete the parse.
This version has semantics."
(if (null needed)
;; If nothing is needed, return this parse and upward extensions,
;; unless the semantics fails
(let ((parse (make-parse :tree (new-tree lhs sem rhs) :rem rem)))
(unless (null (apply-semantics (parse-tree parse))) ;***
(cons parse
(mapcan
#'(lambda (rule)
(extend-parse (rule-lhs rule) (rule-sem rule) ;***
(list (parse-tree parse)) rem
(rest (rule-rhs rule))))
(rules-starting-with lhs)))))
;; otherwise try to extend rightward
(mapcan
#'(lambda (p)
(if (eq (parse-lhs p) (first needed))
(extend-parse lhs sem (append1 rhs (parse-tree p)) ;***
(parse-rem p) (rest needed))))
(parse rem))))
(defun apply-semantics (tree)
"For terminal nodes, just fetch the semantics.
Otherwise, apply the sem function to its constituents."
(if (terminal-tree-p tree)
(tree-sem tree)
(setf (tree-sem tree)
(apply (tree-sem tree)
(mapcar #'tree-sem (tree-rhs tree))))))
(defun terminal-tree-p (tree)
"Does this tree have a single word on the rhs?"
(and (length=1 (tree-rhs tree))
(atom (first (tree-rhs tree)))))
(defun meanings (words)
"Return all possible meanings of a phrase. Throw away the syntactic part."
(remove-duplicates (mapcar #'tree-sem (parser words)) :test #'equal))
(memoize 'lexical-rules)
(memoize 'rules-starting-with)
(memoize 'parse :test #'eq)
;;;; Grammars
(defparameter *grammar5*
'((NP -> (NP CONJ NP) infix-funcall)
(NP -> (N) list)
(NP -> (N P N) infix-funcall)
(N -> (DIGIT) identity)
(P -> to integers)
(CONJ -> and union)
(CONJ -> without set-difference)
(N -> 1 1) (N -> 2 2) (N -> 3 3) (N -> 4 4) (N -> 5 5)
(N -> 6 6) (N -> 7 7) (N -> 8 8) (N -> 9 9) (N -> 0 0)))
(defun integers (start end)
"A list of all the integers in the range [start...end] inclusive."
(if (> start end) nil
(cons start (integers (+ start 1) end))))
(defun infix-funcall (arg1 function arg2)
"Apply the function to the two arguments"
(funcall function arg1 arg2))
(defparameter *grammar6*
'((NP -> (NP CONJ NP) infix-funcall)
(NP -> (N) list)
(NP -> (N P N) infix-funcall)
(N -> (DIGIT) identity)
(N -> (N DIGIT) 10*N+D)
(P -> to integers)
(CONJ -> and union*)
(CONJ -> without set-diff)
(DIGIT -> 1 1) (DIGIT -> 2 2) (DIGIT -> 3 3)
(DIGIT -> 4 4) (DIGIT -> 5 5) (DIGIT -> 6 6)
(DIGIT -> 7 7) (DIGIT -> 8 8) (DIGIT -> 9 9)
(DIGIT -> 0 0)))
(defun union* (x y) (if (null (intersection x y)) (append x y)))
(defun set-diff (x y) (if (subsetp y x) (set-difference x y)))
(defun 10*N+D (N D) (+ (* 10 N) D))
;;;;