Representation and Inference for Natural Language: A First Course in Computational Semantics

by Johan Bos and Patrick Blackburn

Book Overview

How can computers distinguish the coherent from the unintelligible, recognize new information in a sentence, or draw inferences from a natural language passage? Computational semantics is an exciting new field that seeks answers to these questions, and this volume is the first textbook wholly devoted to this growing subdiscipline. The book explains the underlying theoretical issues and fundamental techniques for computing semantic representations for fragments of natural language. This volume will be an essential text for computer scientists, linguists, and anyone interested in the development of computational semantics.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1575864967
• ISBN13: 9781575864969
• Release Date: April 2005
• Publisher: Center for the Study of Language and Informat
• Length: 376 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.1"