Computers and Human Language

George W. Smith

ISBN 10: 0195062825 / ISBN 13: 9780195062823

Published by Oxford University Press Inc Feb 1991, 1991

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Neuware - Offering an inquiry into the nature of language from the perspective of computing, Computers and Human Language synthesizes recent research in linguistics, computer science, and experimental psychology as it explores the major computational approaches to language. Among the topics considered are the computationally tractable, symbolic basis of language, the mental lexicon as repository of knowledge, the elegantly recursive structure of syntax, and the compositional nature of meanings, together with the segmentation, focus, and hierarchical construction of extended discourse.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Computers and Human Language
• Publisher: Oxford University Press Inc Feb 1991
• Publication Date: 1991
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0195062825
• ISBN 13: 9780195062823
• Binding: Taschenbuch
• Condition: Neu
• Weight: 700 grams

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Synopsis

This book is intended for students of computational linguistics.

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Offering an inquiry into the nature of language from the perspective of computing, Computers and Human Language synthesizes recent research in linguistics, computer science, and experimental psychology as it explores the major computational approaches to language. Among the topics considered are the computationally tractable, symbolic basis of language, the mental lexicon as repository of knowledge, the elegantly recursive structure of syntax, and the compositional nature of meanings, together with the segmentation, focus, and hierarchical construction of extended discourse.