{"product_id":"the-handbook-of-computational-linguistics-and-natural-language-processing-isbn-9781405155816","title":"The Handbook of Computational Linguistics and Natural Language Processing","description":"This comprehensive reference work provides an overview of the concepts, methodologies, and applications in computational linguistics and natural language processing (NLP).  \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eFeatures contributions by the top researchers in the field, reflecting the work that is driving the discipline forward\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncludes an introduction to the major theoretical issues in these fields, as well as the central engineering applications that the work has produced\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ePresents the major developments in an accessible way, explaining the close connection between scientific understanding of the computational properties of natural language and the creation of effective language technologies\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eServes as an invaluable state-of-the-art reference source for computational linguists and software engineers developing NLP applications in industrial research and development labs of software companies\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e  List of Figures ix  \u003cp\u003eList of Tables xiv\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes on Contributors xv\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface xxiii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I Formal Foundations 9\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 Formal Language Theory 11\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eSHULY WINTNER\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Computational Complexity in Natural Language 43\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eIAN PRATT-HARTMANN\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Statistical Language Modeling 74\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eCIPRIAN CHELBA\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Theory of Parsing 105\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMARK-JAN NEDERHOF AND GIORGIO SATTA\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II Current Methods 131\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Maximum Entropy Models 133\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eROBERT MALOUF\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Memory-Based Learning 154\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eWALTER DAELEMANS AND ANTAL VAN DEN BOSCH\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Decision Trees 180\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eHELMUT SCHMID\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 Unsupervised Learning and Grammar Induction 197\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eALEXANDER CLARK AND SHALOM LAPPIN\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 Artificial Neural Networks 221\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJAMES B. HENDERSON\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 Linguistic Annotation 238\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMARTHA PALMER AND NIANWEN XUE\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 Evaluation of NLP Systems 271\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003ePHILIP RESNIK AND JIMMY LIN\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart III Domains of Application 297\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12 Speech Recognition 299\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eSTEVE RENALS AND THOMAS HAIN\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13 Statistical Parsing 333\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eSTEPHEN CLARK\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14 Segmentation and Morphology 364\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJOHN A. GOLDSMITH\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15 Computational Semantics 394\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eCHRIS FOX\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16 Computational Models of Dialogue 429\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJONATHAN GINZBURG AND RAQUEL FERNÁNDEZ\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17 Computational Psycholinguistics 482\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMATTHEW W. CROCKER\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart IV Applications 515\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18 Information Extraction 517\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eRALPH GRISHMAN\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19 Machine Translation 531\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eANDY WAY\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e20 Natural Language Generation 574\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eEHUD REITER\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e21 Discourse Processing 599\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eRUSLAN MITKOV\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e22 Question Answering 630\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eBONNIE WEBBER AND NICK WEBB\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 655\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAuthor Index 742\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSubject Index 763\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e“The overall evaluation is therefore definitely very good: the work is solid, complete and definitely an important reference for NLP and CL.”  (\u003ci\u003eLinguistlist\u003c\/i\u003e, 14 January 2014)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“Altogether, this Handbookcovers a wide variety of topics in NLP and CL and, is of particular use to researchers in the field of MT. On a more general note, graduate students or novice researchers can utilise this book as a comprehensive starting point for their area of interest within NLP or CL … All in all, this is very well compiled book, which effectively balances the width and depth of theories and applications in two very diverse yet closely related fields of language research.”  (\u003ci\u003eMachine Translation\u003c\/i\u003e, 18 March 2012)\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cb\u003eAlexander Clark\u003c\/b\u003e is a Lecturer in the Department of Computer Science at Royal Holloway, University of London. He is the co-author, with Shalom Lappin, of \u003ci\u003eLinguistic Nativism and the Poverty of the Stimulus\u003c\/i\u003e (Wiley-Blackwell, 2010).  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChris Fox\u003c\/b\u003e is a Reader in the School of Computer Science and Electronic Engineering at the University of Essex. He has also taught at Goldsmiths College, University of London, and King’s College London. He is co-author, with Shalom Lappin, of \u003ci\u003eFoundations of Intensional Semantics\u003c\/i\u003e (Wiley-Blackwell, 2005).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eShalom Lappin\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Computational Linguistics at King's College London. He is editor of the \u003ci\u003eHandbook of Contemporary Semantic Theory\u003c\/i\u003e (1996); co-author, with Chris Fox, of \u003ci\u003eFoundations of Intensional Semantics\u003c\/i\u003e (2005); and, with Alexander Clark, co-author of \u003ci\u003eLinguistic Nativism and the Poverty of the Stimulus\u003c\/i\u003e (2010), all published by Wiley-Blackwell.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003ci\u003eThe Handbook of Computational Linguistics and Natural Language Processing\u003c\/i\u003e provides a comprehensive overview of the concepts, methodologies, and applications being undertaken today in computational linguistics and natural language processing.  \u003cp\u003eThe volume begins with an introduction to the major theoretical issues in these fields, as well as the central engineering applications that the work has produced. Also included is a detailed synopsis of the most cutting-edge research. The major developments in this dynamic field are presented in an accessible way that explains the close connection between scientific understanding of the computational properties of natural language and the creation of effective language technologies.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe handbook serves as an invaluable state-of-the-art reference source for computational linguists and software engineers developing natural language applications in industrial research and development labs of software companies, as well as for graduate students and researchers in computer science, linguistics, psychology, philosophy, and mathematics, working within computational linguistics.\u003c\/p\u003e  This Handbook is exceptionally broad and exceptionally deep in its coverage. The contributions, by noted experts, cover all aspects of the field, from fundamental theory to concrete applications.  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