On Operations in Automatic Text Simplification

Rémi Cardon, Adrien Bibal


Abstract
This paper explores the literature of automatic text simplification (ATS) centered on the notion of operations. Operations are the processed of applying certain modifications to a given text in order to transform it. In ATS, the intent of the transformation is to simplify the text. This paper overviews and structures the domain by showing how operations are defined and how they are exploited. We extensively discuss the most recent works on this notion and perform preliminary experiments to automatize operations recognition with large language models (LLMs). Through our overview of the literature and the preliminary experiment with LLMs, this paper provides insights on the topic that can help lead to new directions in ATS research.
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2023.tsar-1.12
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Proceedings of the Second Workshop on Text Simplification, Accessibility and Readability
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September
Year:
2023
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Varna, Bulgaria
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Sanja Štajner, Horacio Saggio, Matthew Shardlow, Fernando Alva-Manchego
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TSAR | WS
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INCOMA Ltd., Shoumen, Bulgaria
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116–130
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Rémi Cardon and Adrien Bibal. 2023. On Operations in Automatic Text Simplification. In Proceedings of the Second Workshop on Text Simplification, Accessibility and Readability, pages 116–130, Varna, Bulgaria. INCOMA Ltd., Shoumen, Bulgaria.
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