Language and Computers

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Автор: Markus Dickinson

Название: Language and Computers

Издательство: Wiley

Год: 2012

Формат: PDF

Размер: 10.5 Mb

Язык: Английский

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 implications of these new developments

- 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.