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Language and Computers introduces students to the fundamentals of how computers are used to represent, process, and organize textual and spoken information. Concepts are grounded in real-world examples familiar to students’ experiences of using language and computers in everyday life.

  • A real-world introduction to the fundamentals of how computers process language, written specifically for the undergraduate audience, introducing key concepts from computational linguistics.
  • Offers a comprehensive explanation of the problems computers face in handling natural language
  • Covers a broad spectrum of language-related applications and issues, including major computer applications involving natural language and the social and ethical implications of these new developments
  • The book focuses on real-world examples with which students can identify, using these to explore the technology and how it works
  • Features “under-the-hood” sections that give greater detail on selected advanced topics, rendering the book appropriate for more advanced courses, or for independent study by the motivated reader.

Language and Computers

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    Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd
    Publication Date: 05/10/2012
    ISBN13: 9781405183055, 978-1405183055
    ISBN10: 1405183055

    Number of Pages: 256

    Non Fiction , Dictionaries, Reference & Language

    Description

    Language and Computers introduces students to the fundamentals of how computers are used to represent, process, and organize textual and spoken information. Concepts are grounded in real-world examples familiar to students’ experiences of using language and computers in everyday life.

    • A real-world introduction to the fundamentals of how computers process language, written specifically for the undergraduate audience, introducing key concepts from computational linguistics.
    • Offers a comprehensive explanation of the problems computers face in handling natural language
    • Covers a broad spectrum of language-related applications and issues, including major computer applications involving natural language and the social and ethical implications of these new developments
    • The book focuses on real-world examples with which students can identify, using these to explore the technology and how it works
    • Features “under-the-hood” sections that give greater detail on selected advanced topics, rendering the book appropriate for more advanced courses, or for independent study by the motivated reader.

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