Computational Semantics with Functional Programming

Van Eijck, Jan; Unger, Christina

ISBN 10: 0521760305 / ISBN 13: 9780521760300

Published by Cambridge University Press, 2010

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Computational Semantics with Functional Programming
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication Date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0521760305
• ISBN 13: 9780521760300
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

Computational semantics is the art and science of computing meaning in natural language. The meaning of a sentence is derived from the meanings of the individual words in it, and this process can be made so precise that it can be implemented on a computer. Designed for students of linguistics, computer science, logic and philosophy, this comprehensive text shows how to compute meaning using the functional programming language Haskell. It deals with both denotational meaning (where meaning comes from knowing the conditions of truth in situations), and operational meaning (where meaning is an instruction for performing cognitive action). Including a discussion of recent developments in logic, it will be invaluable to linguistics students wanting to apply logic to their studies, logic students wishing to learn how their subject can be applied to linguistics, and functional programmers interested in natural language processing as a new application area.

About the Authors

Jan van Eijck is a Senior Researcher at the Centre for Mathematics and Computer Science in Amsterdam, and Professor of Computational Linguistics at the Research Institute for Language and Speech, Utrecht University.

Christina Unger is based in the Semantic Computing Group in the Cognitive Interaction Technology Center of Excellence at the University of Bielefeld.