Computational Linguistics and Formal Semantics

Michael Rosner

ISBN 10: 0521429889 / ISBN 13: 9780521429887

Published by Cambridge University Press, GB, 1992

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This 1992 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.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Computational Linguistics and Formal Semantics
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press, GB
• Publication Date: 1992
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0521429889
• ISBN 13: 9780521429887
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: New
• Weight: 510 grams

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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.