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Foundations of Computational Linguistics
Roland Hausser
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Description for Foundations of Computational Linguistics
paperback. This book presents a unique approach to natural-language processing, with the ultimate goal being the creation of cognitive machines that humans can freely talk with in their respective natural language. Num Pages: 546 pages, 233 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: CFX; UYQ; UYQL; UYZG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 170 x 28. Weight in Grams: 1083.
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
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
Number of pages
546
Condition
New
Number of Pages
518
Place of Publication
Berlin, Germany
ISBN
9783662496008
SKU
V9783662496008
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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
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