Montreal, P.Q.

will expose in the first part of this paper some neglected aspects of knowledge engineering, emphasizing the possible contribution of the sociology of discourse to the field. The second part presents the ACTE (Atelier Cognitif et TExtuel) project. ACTE is an integrated system now being developed by the Centre d'Analyse de Textes par Ordinateur (ATO) at l'Université du Québec à Montréal. Thirdly, we describe the SATO and D_expert Software applications and then sketch in a fourth chapter an integrated strategy for these two systems. We conclude by stating why the ACTE project should be promoted and implanted within public and para-public organizations. 1.1 The Coming of Age of Expert Systems We have witnessed in the last twenty years or so the impressive development of Expert Systems (Farreny, H. 1985), Practical and technical knowledge associated with the definition and building of Expert Systems is now "textbook " materia