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Architectures and Mechanisms for Language Processing

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Architectures and Mechanisms for Language Processing
Authors and Contributors      Edited by Matthew W. Crocker
Edited by Martin Pickering
Edited by Charles Clifton
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:376
Dimensions(mm): Height 228,Width 152
Category/GenrePsycholinguistics
Computer science
ISBN/Barcode 9780521027502
ClassificationsDewey:401.9
Audience
Professional & Vocational
Illustrations 13 Tables, unspecified; 60 Line drawings, unspecified

Publishing Details

Publisher Cambridge University Press
Imprint Cambridge University Press
Publication Date 2 November 2006
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

The architectures and mechanisms underlying language processing form one important part of the general structure of cognition. This book, written by leading experts in the field, brings together linguistic, psychological and computational perspectives on some of the fundamental issues. Several general introductory chapters offer overviews on important psycholinguistic research frameworks and highlight both shared assumptions and controversial issues. Subsequent chapters explore syntactic and lexical mechanisms; statistical and connectionist models of language understanding; the crucial importance of linguistic representations in explaining behavioural phenomena; evidence from a variety of studies and methodologies concerning the interaction of syntax and semantics; and the implications for cognitive architecture. The book concludes with a set of contributions on select issues of interpretation, including quantification, focus and anaphora in language understanding. Architectures and Mechanisms for Language Processing will appeal to students and scholars alike as a comprehensive and timely survey of recent work in this interdisciplinary area.

Reviews

"This book represents the state of the art in sentence processing, with interesting examples and opportunities for computational modeling." Computational Linguistics