20. A method of processing as defined in claim 17, which comprises processing steps wherein said electronically encoded data of said natural language is obtained from hand writing recognition processing.
17. A method of processing natural language, which comprises steps providing electronically encoded data which is representative of said natural language, providing a dictionary data base wherein said dictionary data base contains a plurality of entries which are comprised of one or more of syntax usage data, associated word sense numbers having associated state representation data, and/or function codes, lexically processing said electronically encoded data to access said dictionary data base, utilizing said syntax usage data and said word sense numbers and/or said function codes which are from entries of said dictionary data base and which are associated with words of said natural language with reference to said associated state representation data to select word sense numbers and/or function codes for words of said natural language.