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Language and Computers
Markus Dickinson
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Description for Language and Computers
Paperback. Language and Computers introduces students to the fundamentals of how computers are used to represent, process, and organize textual and spoken information. Concepts are grounded in real-world examples familiar to students experiences of using language and computers in everyday life. Num Pages: 250 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white line drawings, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: CFD; CFX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 172 x 13. Weight in Grams: 410.
Language and Computers introduces students to the fundamentals of how computers are used to represent, process, and organize textual and spoken information. Concepts are grounded in real-world examples familiar to students’ experiences of using language and computers in everyday life.
Language and Computers introduces students to the fundamentals of how computers are used to represent, process, and organize textual and spoken information. Concepts are grounded in real-world examples familiar to students’ experiences of using language and computers in everyday life.
- A real-world introduction to the fundamentals of how computers process language, written specifically for the undergraduate audience, introducing key concepts from computational linguistics.
- Offers a comprehensive explanation of the problems computers face in handling natural language
- Covers a broad spectrum of language-related applications and issues, including major computer applications involving natural language and the social and ethical ... Read more
- The book focuses on real-world examples with which students can identify, using these to explore the technology and how it works
- Features “under-the-hood” sections that give greater detail on selected advanced topics, rendering the book appropriate for more advanced courses, or for independent study by the motivated reader.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
250
Condition
New
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
Hoboken, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781405183055
SKU
V9781405183055
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Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-50
About Markus Dickinson
Markus Dickinson is Assistant Professor at the Department of Linguistics, Indiana University and currently the director of the Computational Linguistics program. His research focuses on improving linguistic annotation for natural language processing technology and automatically analyzing the language of second language learners. Chris Brew is a Senior Research Scientist with the Educational Testing Service in Princeton, ... Read more
Reviews for Language and Computers
“…a broad introduction is also needed by Bachelor’s students in linguistics, and by those studying to become language consultants, translators, and so on. This book would then be the natural choice.” (Computational Linguistics, 2013) “In general, I can certainly recommend “Language and Computers” as a broad introduction to language technology aimed at the general audience and at students ... Read more