Complex Queries for Querying Linked Data

Hasna Boumechaal () and Zizette Boufaida
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Hasna Boumechaal: LIRE Laboratory, University of Constantine 2- Abdelhamid Mehri, Constantine 25000, Algeria
Zizette Boufaida: LIRE Laboratory, University of Constantine 2- Abdelhamid Mehri, Constantine 25000, Algeria

Future Internet, 2023, vol. 15, issue 3, 1-20

Abstract: Querying Linked Data is one of the most important issues for the semantic web community today because it requires the user to understand the structure and vocabularies used in various data sources. Furthermore, users must be familiar with the syntax of query languages, such as SPARQL. However, because users are accustomed to natural language-based search, novice users may find it challenging to use these features. As a result, new approaches for querying Linked Data sources on the web with NL queries must be defined. In this paper, we propose a novel system for converting natural language queries into SPARQL queries to query linked and heterogeneous semantic data on the web. While most existing methods have focused on simple queries and have ignored complex queries, the method described in this work aims to handle various types of NL queries, particularly complex queries containing negation, numbers, superlatives, and comparative adjectives. Three complementary strategies are used in this context: (1) identifying the semantic relations between query terms in order to understand the user’s needs; (2) mapping the NL terms to semantic entities; and (3) constructing the query’s valid triples based on the different links used to describe the identified entities in order to generate correct SPARQL queries. The empirical evaluations show that the proposed system is effective.

Keywords: semantic web; Linked Data; question answering systems; SPARQL (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O3 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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