Computational Linguistics and Formal Semantics (Hardcover)

Michael Rosner

ISBN 10: 052141959X / ISBN 13: 9780521419598

Published by Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 1992

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Hardcover. This collection takes the exciting step of examining natural language phenomena from the perspective of both computational linguistics and formal semantics. Computational linguistics has until now been primarily concerned with the construction of computational models for handling the complexities of linguistic form, but has not tackled the questions of representing or computing meaning. Formal semantics, on the other hand, has attempted to account for the relations between forms and meanings, without necessarily attending to computational concerns. The book introduces the reader to the two disciplines and considers the prospects for the more unified and comprehensive computational theory of language which might obtain from their amalgamation. Of great interest to those working in the fields of computation, logic, semantics, artificial intelligence and linguistics generally. Of great interest to those working in the fields of computational linguistics, logic, semantics, artificial intelligence and linguistics generally, it includes both tutorial and advanced material in order to orient the uninitiated to the concepts and problems that are at issue. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Computational Linguistics and Formal Semantics (Hardcover)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press, Cambridge
• Publication Date: 1992
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 052141959X
• ISBN 13: 9780521419598
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: new

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Synopsis

This collection takes the exciting step of examining natural language phenomena from the perspectives of both computational linguistics and formal semantics. Computational linguistics has until now been primarily concerned with the construction of computational models for handling the complexities of linguistic form, but has not tackled the questions of representing or computing meaning. Formal semantics, on the other hand, has attempted to account for the relations between forms and meanings, without necessarily attending to computational concerns. Computational Linguistics and Formal Semantics introduces the reader to the two disciplines and considers the prospects for the more unified and comprehensive computational theory of language that might obtain from their amalgamation.

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This collection takes the exciting step of examining natural language phenomena from the perspectives of both computational linguistics and formal semantics. Computational linguistics has, for historical reasons, concentrated primarily upon the design and implementation of computational models for handling the form of natural languages, not upon questions of meaning. Formal semantics, on the other hand, attempts to characterise the formal frameworks in which theories of meaning can be stated, but has not focused on the associated computational issues.