Parsing Boolean Search Expression Using Definite Clause Grammars

Authors

  • A. R. D. Prasad
     Documentation Research and Training Centre (DRTC), Indian Statistical Institute, 8th Mile, Mysore Road, R. V. College Post, Bangalore 560 059
  • Bidyut Baran Kar
     Documentation Research and Training Centre (DRTC), Indian Statistical Institute, 8th Mile, Mysore Road, R. V. College Post, Bangalore 560 059

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.17821/srels/1994/v31i1/48724

Keywords:

Information Retrieval, Search Languages, Parser, Boolean Search Expressions, Prolog, Object-Oriented Programming.

Abstract

Briefly discusses the role of search languages in Information Retrieval and broadly groups the search languages into four categories. Explains the idea of Definite Clause Grammars and demonstrates how easily parsers for boolean Jogie based search languages can easily be developed. Presents a partial Prolog code of the parser that we used in an object-oriented bibliographic database management system.

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Published

1995-03-04

How to Cite

Prasad, A. R. D., & Kar, B. B. (1995). Parsing Boolean Search Expression Using Definite Clause Grammars. Journal of Information and Knowledge, 31(1), 24–26. https://doi.org/10.17821/srels/1994/v31i1/48724

Issue

Volume 31, Issue 1, March 1994

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Received 2014-05-17
Accepted 2014-05-17
Published 1995-03-04