Memory-Based Language Processing (Studies in Natural Language Processing)

Daelemans, Walter

ISBN 10: 0521808901 / ISBN 13: 9780521808903

Published by Cambridge University Press, 2005

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This book discusses the theory and practice of memory-based language processing - a machine learning method for modelling language. Series Editor(s): Bird, Steven; HIndle, Don; Kay, Martin; McDonald, David; Uszkoreit, Hans; Wilks, Yorick. Series: Studies in Natural Language Processing. Num Pages: 198 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: CFX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 247 x 174 x 16. Weight in Grams: 45. . 2005. Illustrated. hardcover. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Memory-Based Language Processing (Studies in Natural Language Processing)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication Date: 2005
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0521808901
• ISBN 13: 9780521808903
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

Memory-based language processing--a machine learning and problem solving method for language technology--is based on the idea that the direct re-use of examples using analogical reasoning is more suited for solving language processing problems than the application of rules extracted from those examples. This book discusses the theory and practice of memory-based language processing, showing its comparative strengths over alternative methods of language modelling. Language is complex, with few generalizations, many sub-regularities and exceptions, and the advantage of memory-based language processing is that it does not abstract away from this valuable low-frequency information.

About the Authors

Walter Daelemans is Professor of Computational Linguistics and AI in the Department of Linguistics, University of Antwerp.

Antal van den Bosch is Assistant Professor in the Department of Computational Linguistics and AI, Tilburg University.