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We present our positions and proposition in regards to the process of text segmentation. The method discussed below aims to improve upon the current processes available for text segmentation by introducing the concept of fuzzy boundaries. our method of segmenting text concerns a population of boundaries to be in a fuzzy state whereby the decision of boundary insertion is determined by a fuzzy system with syntactic information serving as the inputs. Furthermore, we aim to build on this method in the future with the goal of presenting a multifaceted segmentation approach that is applicable across various domains that require segmentation: Text summarisation, Rhetorical structure theory, sentence-based segmentation and paragraph-based segmentation.
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We will use segment and sentence interchangeably in this work as theoretically, a sentence can be treated exactly the same as a segment.
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Ali, O., Gegov, A., Haig, E., Khusainov, R. (2022). Text Segmentation Using Light Syntax Parsing and Fuzzy Systems. In: Kahraman, C., Cebi, S., Cevik Onar, S., Oztaysi, B., Tolga, A.C., Sari, I.U. (eds) Intelligent and Fuzzy Techniques for Emerging Conditions and Digital Transformation. INFUS 2021. Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems, vol 307. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-85626-7_5
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