Language And Computers [EPUB]

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E-Book Overview

Language and Computers introduces students to thefundamentals of how computers are used to represent, process, andorganize textual and spoken information. Concepts are grounded inreal-world examples familiar to students experiences ofusing language and computers in everyday life. * A real-world introduction to the fundamentals of how computersprocess language, written specifically for the undergraduateaudience, introducing key concepts from computationallinguistics. * Offers a comprehensive explanation of the problems computersface in handling natural language * Covers a broad spectrum of language-related applications andissues, including major computer applications involving naturallanguage and the social and ethical implications of these newdevelopments * The book focuses on real-world examples with which students canidentify, using these to explore the technology and how itworks * Features under-the-hood sections that givegreater detail on selected advanced topics, rendering the bookappropriate for more advanced courses, or for independent study bythe motivated reader.

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E-Book Information

• Year: 2,012

• Edition: 1

• Pages: 250

• Language: English

• Identifier: 1405183063,9781405183062

• Org File Size: 5,627,455

• Extension: epub