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UNINA9910456957103321 |
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Melby Alan K |
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Titolo |
The possibility of language [[electronic resource] ] : a discussion of the nature of language, with implications for human and machine translation / / Alan K. Melby with C. Terry Warner |
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Amsterdam ; ; Philadelphia, : J. Benjamins, c1995 |
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1-283-17448-0 |
9786613174482 |
90-272-8357-5 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (300 p.) |
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Collana |
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Benjamins translation library, , 0929-7316 ; ; v. 14 |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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Disciplina |
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Machine translating |
Translating and interpreting |
Language and languages - Philosophy |
Electronic books. |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [229]-249) and indexes. |
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THE POSSIBILITY OF LANGUAGE; Editorial page; Title page; Copyright page; Dedication; Table of contents; Abbreviations; Acknowledgments; Foreword; Preface; 1. Limits in Search of a Cause; 2. Machine Translation; 3. The Wall; 4. Possibilities; 5. Implications; Appendix; Endnotes; Bibliography; Glossary; Subject Index; Author Index |
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This book is about the limits of machine translation. It is widely recognized that machine translation systems do much better on domain-specific controlled-language texts (domain texts for short) than on dynamic general-language texts (general texts for short). The authors explore this general - domain distinction and come to some uncommon conclusions about the nature of language. Domain language is claimed to be made possible by general language, while general language is claimed to be made possible by the ethical dimensions of relationships. Domain language is unharmed by the constraints of |
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UNINA9910785228203321 |
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Autore |
Laurin Michel |
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How vertebrates left the water [[electronic resource] /] / Michel Laurin |
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Pubbl/distr/stampa |
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Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2010 |
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1-282-79024-2 |
9786612790249 |
0-520-94798-3 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (217 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Vertebrates - Evolution |
Evolution |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Translation of: Systématique, paleontologie et biologie evolutive moderne : l'exemple de la sortie des eaux chez les vertebres. 2008. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- 1. How Can We Reconstruct Evolutionary History? -- 2. How Can We Reconstruct Evolutionary History? -- 3. Paleontological Context -- 4. Vertebrate Limb Evolution -- 5. Diversity of Paleozoic Stegocephalians -- 6. Adaptations to Life on Land -- 7. Synthesis and Conclusion -- Glossary -- Bibliography -- Index |
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More than three hundred million years ago-a relatively recent date in the two billion years since life first appeared-vertebrate animals first ventured onto land. This usefully illustrated book describes how some finned vertebrates acquired limbs, giving rise to more than 25,000 extant tetrapod species. Michel Laurin uses paleontological, geological, physiological, and comparative anatomical data to describe this monumental event. He summarizes key concepts of modern paleontological research, including biological nomenclature, paleontological and molecular dating, and the methods used to infer phylogeny and character evolution. Along with a discussion of the evolutionary pressures that may have led vertebrates onto dry land, the book also shows how extant vertebrates yield clues about the conquest of land and how scientists uncover evolutionary history. |
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