Computers and Human Language

by George William Smith

Book Overview

Offering an inquiry into the nature of language from the perspective of computing, Computers and Human Language synthesizes recent research in linguistics, computer science, and experimental psychology as it explores the major computational approaches to language, especially the modeling of processes by which language is comprehended. Among the topics considered are the computationally symbolic basis of language, lexicons as repositories of information,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195062825
• ISBN13: 9780195062823
• Release Date: February 1991
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 496 Pages
• Weight: 1.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.1" x 9.2"

Customer Reviews

well written

The book is well-written, easy-to-read, clear. What's that worth for a technical subject? Just about everything. First, it means you can read it like a novel, effortlessly (nearly). Second, you get a clear picture of what he is saying. So the value is there.