Language and Computers

Markus Dickinson, "Language and Computers"
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Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell | ISBN: 1405183055 | 2012 | PDF | 250 pages | 12.4 MB

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.

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