Foundations of Computational Linguistics Human-Computer Communication in Natural Language /

The central task of a future-oriented computational linguistics is the development of cognitive machines which humans can freely talk with in their respective natural language. In the long run, this task will ensure the development of a functional theory of language, an objective method of verificat...

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Main Author: Hausser, Roland. (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Language:English
Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2014.
Edition:3rd ed. 2014.
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-41431-2
Table of Contents:
  • Computational Analysis of Natural Language
  • Smart vs. Solid Solutions
  • Cognitive Foundations of Semantics
  • Language Communication
  • Using Language Signs on Suitable Contexts
  • Structure and Functioning of Signs
  • Formal Grammar
  • Language Hierarchies and Complexity
  • Basic Notions of Parsing
  • Left-Associative Grammar (LAG)
  • Hierarchy of LA Grammar
  • LA and PS Hierarchies in Comparison
  • Words and Morphemes
  • Word Form Recognition in LA Morph
  • Corpus Analysis
  • Basic Concepts of Syntax
  • LA Syntax for English
  • LA Syntax for German
  • Three Kinds of Semantics
  • Truth, Meaning, and Ontology
  • Absolute and Contingent Propositions
  • Database Semantics
  • Functional Flow of a Talking Robot
  • Conclusion
  • Bibliography
  • Name Index.