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paperback. Examines cognitive strategies by humans and computational strategies by machines, for WSD in parallel. Focusing on a psychologically valid property of words and senses, this title discusses their concreteness or abstractness and draws on psycholinguistic data to examine the extent to which existing lexical resources resemble the mental lexicon. Series: Springerbriefs in Electrical and Computer Engineering / Springerbriefs in Speech Technology. Num Pages: 105 pages, 6 black & white illustrations, 10 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: CFX; JMM; UYQL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 6. Weight in Grams: 195.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer United States
- Edition
- 2012th Edition
- Number of pages
- 105
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781461413196
- ISBN
- 9781461413196
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€ 63.78
€ 63.78
paperback. Covers the specific aspects of prosody, focusing on how to predict the prosodic information from linguistic text, and how to exploit the predicted prosodic knowledge for various speech applications. This book discusses proposed methods along with techniques for the acquisition and incorporation of prosodic knowledge for developing speech systems. Series: Springerbriefs in Electrical and Computer Engineering / Springerbriefs in Speech Technology. Num Pages: 130 pages, 42 black & white illustrations, 59 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: CFX; TTBM; UYQL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 7. Weight in Grams: 229.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer United States
- Edition
- 2012th Edition
- Number of pages
- 130
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781461413370
- ISBN
- 9781461413370
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€ 64.18
€ 64.18
paperback. Series: Springerbriefs in Electrical and Computer Engineering / Springerbriefs in Speech Technology. Num Pages: 124 pages, 24 black & white illustrations, 6 colour illustrations, 39 black & white tables, biograph. BIC Classification: CFX; TTBM; UYQS; UYZG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 10. Weight in Grams: 219.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer United States
- Edition
- 2013th Edition
- Number of pages
- 124
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781461451426
- ISBN
- 9781461451426
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€ 75.09
€ 75.09
hardcover. This book covers advances in natural language processing. It includes coverage of practical real-world speech applications found in spoken dialog systems, personal assistants, smartphones and other speech systems. Editor(s): Neustein, Amy; Markowitz, Judith A. Num Pages: 371 pages, 24 black & white illustrations, 60 colour illustrations, 28 black & white tables, biograp. BIC Classification: CFX; TGBN; THRD; TTBM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 247 x 164 x 25. Weight in Grams: 708.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Springer/Sci-Tech/Trade United States
- Edition
- 2013th Edition
- Number of pages
- 371
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781461460176
- ISBN
- 9781461460176
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€ 123.62
€ 123.62
Robust Emotion Recognition using Spectral and Prosodic Features
Rao, K. Sreenivasa; Koolagudi, Shashidhar G.
paperback. Series: Springerbriefs in Electrical and Computer Engineering / Springerbriefs in Speech Technology. Num Pages: 118 pages, 22 black & white illustrations, 15 colour illustrations, 46 black & white tables, biograp. BIC Classification: CFX; TTBM; UYQL; UYZG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 13. Weight in Grams: 213.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Springer/Sci-Tech/Trade United States
- Edition
- 2013th Edition
- Number of pages
- 118
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781461463597
- ISBN
- 9781461463597
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€ 74.72
€ 74.72
paperback. Series: Springerbriefs in Electrical and Computer Engineering / Springerbriefs in Speech Technology. Num Pages: 53 pages, 15 black & white illustrations, 6 colour illustrations, 6 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: CFX; TTBM; UYQL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 8. Weight in Grams: 141.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Springer United States
- Edition
- 2013th Edition
- Number of pages
- 53
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781461464884
- ISBN
- 9781461464884
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€ 69.18
€ 69.18
Where Humans Meet Machines: Innovative Solutions for Knotty Natural-La...
. Ed(S): Neustein, Amy; Markowitz, Judith A.
hardcover. Where Human Meets Machine Editor(s): Neustein, Amy; Markowitz, Judith A. Num Pages: 315 pages, 34 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: CFX; UYQL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 660.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Springer/Sci-Tech/Trade United States
- Edition
- 2013th Edition
- Number of pages
- 315
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781461469339
- ISBN
- 9781461469339
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€ 123.64
€ 123.64
Data-Driven Methods for Adaptive Spoken Dialogue Systems: Computationa...
. Ed(S): Lemon, Oliver; Pietquin, Olivier
paperback. Based on dialogue systems freely available for academic use, this book covers state-of-the-art research in data-driven, machine-learning approaches to developing spoken conversational interfaces, collating the data from the EU's groundbreaking CLASSIC project. Editor(s): Lemon, Oliver; Pietquin, Olivier. Num Pages: 178 pages, 23 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: CFX; TTBM; UGK; UMB; UYZG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 10. Weight in Grams: 297.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Springer United States
- Edition
- 2012th Edition
- Number of pages
- 178
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781489992833
- ISBN
- 9781489992833
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Condition: New
€ 121.32
€ 121.32
Hardcover. This volume considers the spread of Spanish today and particularly its role in the processes of globalization. Spanish is frequently dominant in contact with other languages. But how contested is its hegemony and how far does it threaten other languages? How are these other minoritized languages faring in a world of few strong, global languages? Editor(s): Mar-Molinero, Clare; Stewart, Miranda. Series: Language and Globalization. Num Pages: 283 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; 1KB; 1KL; 2ADS; CFB; JFFS; JPW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 286
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230000186
- ISBN
- 9780230000186
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Condition: New
€ 122.21
€ 122.21
Hardcover. This book uses fifteen grounded research projects to explore innovative self-reflexive approaches to autonomy in language education. It emphasizes the multi-voiced and contradictory complexity of pursuing autonomy in language education and includes commentary chapters to help readers engage with key issues emerging from the research. Editor(s): Barfield, Andy (Chuo University); Brown, Steve. Num Pages: 281 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CF; CJ; JNU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 163 x 21. Weight in Grams: 486.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230001732
- ISBN
- 9780230001732
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Condition: New
€ 153.82
€ 153.82
Hardcover. Deals with challenges to the maintenance of minority (or community) languages in this era of globalization and increasing transnational movements of people. The contributors, experts in language policy, language maintenance and multilingualism offer complementary perspectives from Australia and Europe on the maintenance of linguistic diversity. Editor(s): Pauwels, Anne; Winter, Joanne; Lo Bianco, Joseph. Series: Palgrave Studies in Minority Languages and Communities. Num Pages: 221 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; 1MBF; CFB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 224 x 150 x 19. Weight in Grams: 398.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 222
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230019195
- ISBN
- 9780230019195
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Condition: New
€ 63.71
€ 63.71
Hardcover. An introduction by leading experts in the field to the fascinating subject of translating audiovisual programmes for the television, the cinema, the Internet and the stage and the problems the differences between cultures can cause. Editor(s): Diaz-Cintas, Jorge; Anderman, Professor Gunilla M. Num Pages: 269 pages, biography. BIC Classification: AP; CFP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 134 x 20. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230019966
- ISBN
- 9780230019966
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€ 133.16
€ 133.16
Hardcover. This book gathers ground-breaking, explicitly inter-disciplinary essays examining the Andean past, including history, languages, anthropology, and ethnohistory. Editor(s): Heggarty, Paul; Pearce, Adrian J. Series: Studies of the Americas. Num Pages: 266 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KLSX; CFF; HBJK; HBTB; JFSL; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 138 x 22. Weight in Grams: 460.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230100145
- ISBN
- 9780230100145
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Condition: New
€ 64.26
€ 64.26
Hardcover. The history of translation has focused on literary work but this book demonstrates the way in which political control can influence and be influenced by translation choices. New research and specially commissioned essays give access to existing research projects which at present are either scattered or unavailable in English. Editor(s): Rundle, Christopher; Sturge, Kate. Num Pages: 295 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CFB; CFP; JFD; JPFQ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 222 x 148 x 23. Weight in Grams: 464.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230203549
- ISBN
- 9780230203549
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Condition: New
€ 64.29
€ 64.29
Hardcover. Throughout Europe many minority languages, once threatened by ignorance, indifference and intolerance, began to experience some revitalization, but now face new threats from increased integration. This book discusses these issues with vivid, up-to-date examples from the Baltic to the Mediterranean, from Ireland to Turkey. Editor(s): Pertot, Susanna; Priestly, Tom M.S.; Williams, Colin H. Series: Palgrave Studies in Minority Languages and Communities. Num Pages: 280 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; CFB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 224 x 165 x 21. Weight in Grams: 460.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230203563
- ISBN
- 9780230203563
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€ 122.76
€ 122.76
Hardcover. This volume brings together distinguished Wittgenstein scholars and renowned philosophers of language in order to examine what Wittgenstein has to say about language and to assess its significance for contemporary philosophy. Editor(s): Whiting, Daniel. Series: Philosophers in Depth. Num Pages: 254 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CFA; HPCF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 420.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230219687
- ISBN
- 9780230219687
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Condition: New
€ 132.67
€ 132.67
Hardcover. Through theoretical and methodological frameworks, researchers from writing studies, communication disorders, communication studies, applied linguistics, anthropology, and education, argue for a new dialogic approach to multimodality as a question of semiotic practices as well as multimodal artifacts. Editor(s): Prior, Paul A.; Hengst, Julie A. Num Pages: 286 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CFG. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 223 x 146 x 22. Weight in Grams: 450.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230221017
- ISBN
- 9780230221017
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Condition: New
€ 122.15
€ 122.15
Paperback. This volume explores the global spread of English or global Englishes, and English as a Lingua Franca (ELF), focusing specifically on Asian Englishes. It is unique in the range of diverse perspectives across the languages and cultures by its contributors. Editor(s): Murata, Kumiko; Jenkins, Jennifer. Num Pages: 244 pages, 3 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: CFB; EBA; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 316.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 246
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230221031
- ISBN
- 9780230221031
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Condition: New
€ 121.09
€ 121.09
Hardcover. Innovative young philosophers present new research articles on a variety of contemporary issues including relation between language and thought, normativity of language, prospects for a naturalistic account of language, nature of linguistic understanding, semantics of proper names and expressive terms, a contemporary construal of analytic truth Editor(s): Sawyer, Sarah. Series: New Waves in Philosophy. Num Pages: 297 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CFA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 20. Weight in Grams: 571.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230224360
- ISBN
- 9780230224360
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Condition: New
€ 64.71
€ 64.71
Hardcover. A collection of empirical studies on gender and the acquisition, development, meaning and use of vocabulary by female and male adult, adolescent, and young learners of English and Spanish as a second or foreign language. Up-to-date research identifies relationships between gender and vocabulary in a language classroom context. Editor(s): Jimenez Catalan, Rosa Maria (University of La Rioja). Num Pages: 282 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; 2ADS; CFB; CFDC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 147 x 22. Weight in Grams: 468. 288 pages, 0, 49 black & white tables, 13 figures, 3 tables. Editor(s): Jimenez Catalan, Rosa Maria (University of La Rioja). A collection of empirical studies on gender and the acquisition, development, meaning and use of vocabulary by female and male adult, adolescent, and young learners of English and Spanish as a second or foreign language. Up-to-date research identifies relationships between gender and vocabulary in a language classroom context. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 2AB; 2ADS; CFB; CFDC. Dimension: 224 x 147 x 22. Weight: 468.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230232624
- ISBN
- 9780230232624
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Condition: New
€ 122.19
€ 122.19
Hardcover. Leading scholars in the field examine the role played by the English language in contemporary Japanese society. Their various chapters cover the nature, status, and function of English in Japan, focusing on the ways in which globalization is influencing language practices in the country. Editor(s): Seargeant, Philip. Num Pages: 220 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 2AB; CFB; JFFS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 141 x 17. Weight in Grams: 416.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230237667
- ISBN
- 9780230237667
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Condition: New
€ 64.09
€ 64.09
Hardcover. Bringing together research from a variety of countries and periods, this volume introduces readers to the diverse approaches used to recover the evidence of reading through history in different societies, and asks whether reading practices are always conditioned by specific local circumstances or whether broader patterns might emerge. Editor(s): Towheed, Shafquat; Owens, W. R. Num Pages: 241 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CFC; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 410.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230247512
- ISBN
- 9780230247512
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Condition: New
€ 64.31
€ 64.31
Hardcover. 'Reading has a history. But how can we recover it?' This volume brings together original research essays focusing on the history of reading in the British Isles, using evidence ranging from library records to Mass Observation surveys to highlight the social factors that influence a seemingly private, individual activity. Editor(s): Halsey, Katie; Owens, W. R. Num Pages: 239 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; CFC; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 422.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230247550
- ISBN
- 9780230247550
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Condition: New
€ 63.89
€ 63.89
Hardcover. We inhabit a textually super-saturated and increasingly literate world. This volume encourages readers to consider the diverse methodologies used by historians of reading globally, and indicates how future research might take up the challenge of recording and interpreting the practices of readers in an increasingly digitized society. Editor(s): Crone, Rosalind; Towheed, Shafquat. Num Pages: 250 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; CFC; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 416.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230247567
- ISBN
- 9780230247567
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.37
€ 64.37