A Computational Theory of Writing Systems (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780521034227)

This innovative book develops a formal computational theory of writing systems and relates it to psycholinguistic results. Drawing on case studies of writing systems around the world, it offers specific proposals about the linguistic objects that are represented by orthographic elements and the formal constraints that hold of the mapping relation between them. Based on the insights gained, it posits a new taxonomy of writing systems. The book will be of interest to students and researchers in theoretical and computational linguistics, the psycholinguistics of reading and writing, and speech technology.

Author: Richard Sproat
ISBN-10: 0521034221
ISBN-13: 9780521034227
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 12/14/2006
Pages: 256
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.84lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.58d