Computational Semantics with Functional Programming (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780521760300)

Computational semantics is the art and science of computing meaning in natural language. The meaning of a sentence is derived from the meanings of the individual words in it, and this process can be made so precise that it can be implemented on a computer. Designed for students of linguistics, computer science, logic and philosophy, this comprehensive text shows how to compute meaning using the functional programming language Haskell. It deals with both denotational meaning (where meaning comes from knowing the conditions of truth in situations), and operational meaning (where meaning is an instruction for performing cognitive action). Including a discussion of recent developments in logic, it will be invaluable to linguistics students wanting to apply logic to their studies, logic students wishing to learn how their subject can be applied to linguistics, and functional programmers interested in natural language processing as a new application area.

Author: Jan Van Eijck, Christina Unger, J. Van Eijck
ISBN-10: 0521760305
ISBN-13: 9780521760300
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 11/01/2010
Pages: 422
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 2.15lbs
Size: 9.80h x 6.80w x 0.90d