The UNL Distinctive Features: Inferences from a NL-UNL Enconverting Task

This paper reports on the distinctive features of the Universal Networking Language (UNL). We claim that although UNL expressions are supposed to be unambiguous, UNL itself is able to convey vagueness and indeterminacy, as it allows for flexibility in enconverting. The use of UNL as a pivot language in interlingua-based MT systems is also addressed