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Foundations of Computational Linguistics: Human-Computer Communication in Natural Language
Roland Hausser
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Hardcover. Foundations of Computational Linguistics Num Pages: 518 pages, 233 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: CFX; UYQ; UYQL; UYZG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 246 x 178 x 34. Weight in Grams: 1046.
The content of this textbook is organized as a theory of language for the construction of talking robots. The main topic is the mechanism of natural language communication in both the speaker and the hearer.
In the third edition the author has modernized the text, leaving the overview of traditional, theoretical, and computational linguistics, analytic philosophy of language, and mathematical complexity theory with their historical backgrounds intact. The format of the empirical analyses of English and German syntax and semantics has been adapted to current practice; and Chaps. 22–24 have been rewritten to focus more sharply on the construction of a ... Read more
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Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Springer
Condition
New
Number of Pages
518
Place of Publication
Berlin, Germany
ISBN
9783642414305
SKU
V9783642414305
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99-15
About Roland Hausser
Roland Hausser was Professor for Linguistische Informatik at the University Erlangen-Nürnberg and director of its Laboratory of Computational Linguistics Uni Erlangen (CLUE). Among his other publications are the books "A Computational Model of Natural Language Communication" and "Computational Linguistics and Talking Robots".
Reviews for Foundations of Computational Linguistics: Human-Computer Communication in Natural Language
From the book reviews: "This is a very abstract theoretical approach to language computation dating from Frege’s principles, to DeSaussure’s theories, and beyond. … This book is meant for a wide audience including students, fellows, researchers, professors, and so on in the history of logical principles. I heartedly recommend it to everyone." [Joseph J. Grenier, Amazon.com, July, ... Read more