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Record Nr.

UNINA9910824201803321

Autore

Halliday M. A. K (Michael Alexander Kirkwood), <1925->

Titolo

Computational and quantitative studies / / M.A.K. Halliday ; edited by Jonathan J. Webster

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York, : Continuum, 2005

ISBN

1-281-29849-2

9786611298494

1-84714-274-5

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (311 p.)

Collana

The collected works of M.A.K. Halliday ; ; v. 6

Altri autori (Persone)

WebsterJonathan <1955->

Disciplina

410/.285

Soggetti

Computational linguistics

Mathematical linguistics

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 285-293) and index.

Nota di contenuto

pt. 1. Machine translation : the early years -- pt. 2. Probabilistic grammar and the corpus -- pt. 3. Towards 'intelligent computing' (computing with meaning).

Sommario/riassunto

In the course of his career, Professor Halliday has continued to address the issue of the application of linguistic scholarship for computational and quantitative studies. The sixth volume in the collected works of Professor M. A. K. Halliday includes works that span the last five decades, covering such topics as machine translation: the early years; and probabilistic grammar. The last section of this volume includes discussion of recent collaborative efforts bringing together those working in systemic functional grammar, fuzzy logic, and "intelligent computing," engaging in what Halliday refe