I am wondering if this contains a review of current literature and extant
software, and if you couldn't give us a brief description of the review
on this list so that we might fit the book into its proper context and
make a decision as to whether or not to purchase.
Phil Bralich
Philip A. Bralich, Ph.D.
Ergo Linguistic Technologies
http://www.ergo-ling.com
At 10:39 PM 7/14/99 , Strasser, Peter wrote:
>
>> _____________________________________________________________________
>> SPRINGER-VERLAG
>> is pleased to announce the publication of
>>
>> Foundations of Computational Linguistics:
>> Man-Machine Communication in Natural Language
>>
>> by Roland Hausser.
>>
>> 1999, XII, 532pp. Hardcover DM 89,--
>> ISBN 3-540-66015-1
>
>
>> 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 verification, and a wide range of applications.
>>
>> Natural communication requires not only verbal processing, but also
>> non-verbal perception and action. Therefore the content of this
>> textbook is organized as a theory of language for the construction of
>> talking robots. The main topic is the mechanism of natural
>> language communication in both, the speaker and the hearer.
>>
>> The content is divided into four parts: Theory of Language, Theory of
>> Grammar, Morphology and Syntax, Semantics and Pragmatics. The book
>> contains more than 700 exercises for reviewing key ideas and important
>> problems.
>>
>> For further detailed information on this exciting new textbook
>> -- including preface, table of contents, and introduction -- please
>> visit
>> http://www.linguistik.uni-erlangen.de/~rrh/Schriftenverzeichnis.html
>>
>> For on-line ordering please visit
>> http://www.springer.de/cgi-bin/bag_generate.pl?ISBN=3-540-66015-1
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