This is a text designed for use in introductory courses in computational linguistics taught in computer science and linguistics departments. Smith's text is designed to meet the pressing need for appropriate undergraduate teaching materials in this subject. Classroom-tested, it provides a gradual systematic exposition of this challenging subject, setting computational approaches within the context of linguistic and cognitive theory. The text is written to be accessible to students with brief experience in the formal study of language and those with some exposure to algorithmic thinking. It should not only serve existing courses in computational linguistics but permit programmes without such courses to develop them.

Computers and Human Language

Computers & Technology

Smith, George W.

Computer Science

Oxford University Press

Offering an inquiry into the nature of language from the perspective of computing, Computers and Human Language synthesizes recent research in linguistics, computer science, and experimental psychology as it explores the major computational approaches to language, especially the modeling of processes by which language is comprehended. Among the topics considered are the computationally symbolic basis of language, lexicons as repositories of information, automated text processing, phonology, phototactics, speech synthesis and the persisting challenge of continuous speech, transformational grammars and their successors, linguistic and conceptual approaches to sentence meaning, and discourse coherence and plan-based bridging inferences. The book also explores such up-to-the-minute subjects as neurally-inspired computing, parsing and psychological plausibility, the controversial representation hypothesis, and the ramifications of discourse "focus." With its clear, engaging style and gradual, systematic exposition, Computers and Human Language makes the fast-moving world of computational linguistics accessible to the non-specialist reader.

Flower Arrangements and Their Settings

Medical Books

Psychology

Studio Vista

The U.S. Marines' daring 1942 invasion of Makin Atoll is chronicled in full detail, from the role played by the president's son to the capture of Japanese documents to the aftermath of the battle to the unforeseen repercussions of the raid. By the author of The Siege at Hue. Reprint.

Carlson's Raid: The Daring Marine Assault on Makin

History

Military

Berkley Trade

In the dark days after the attack on Pearl Harbor, a unique bond developed between Lieutenant John Bulkeley and larger-than-life General Douglas MacArthur. "Wild Man" Bulkeley’s small fleet of PT boats were, after all, virtually the only force capable of carrying out offensive action against the overwhelming Japanese attack. This unlikely relationship forged in the midst of catastrophe culminated in one of the most thrilling moments of World War II the escape from Corregidor related in this powerful book. MacArthur’s Escape recreates the drama and danger of March 12, 1942 when, under cover of darkness, four PT boats under Bulkeley’s command slipped out of Manila Bay to run the Japanese blockade on a harrowing two-day, 600-mile trip to Mindanao where long range bombers waited to carry the general to Australia to begin the long hard road back to the Philippines.

MacArthur's Escape: Wild Man Bulkeley and the Rescue of an American Hero

Biographies & Memoirs

Historical

Zenith Press

The Siege at Hue

The siege at Hue ultimately determined the outcome of the Vietnam War. Now, here is the most complete account yet of that fateful battle. . . . On 31 January, 1968, the North Vietnamese and Vietcong launched the Tet Offensive, attacking thirty-six major South Vietnamese cities and towns. While American soldiers throughout the country dealt with the ferocity of the surprise attack, the most bitter battle of the entire war was unfolding at Hue. From the first round of incoming mortars to the triumphant hoisting of the American flag over the enemy's bastion, U.S. Army captain George W. Smith was there. With reports from many eyewitnesses, Smith presents the day-to-day struggle in gripping detail, following the bloodyfought in the street by the three U.S. Marine battalions who played the decisive role in the liberation of Hue. Smith also covers the social and political upheaval in the ancient city of temples and palaces, the now-verified executions of nearly 3,000 civilians by the NVA and VC, and the crucial role of the American press. Four men won the Congressional Medal of Honor for heroism during the Battle of Hue, and the U.S. Marines were awarded ten Navy Crosses for extraordinary gallantry. Captain Smith honors these men--and their selfless acts of courage.

Asia

Ballantine Books

In When Lincoln Came to Egypt, George W. Smith provides a detailed record of Abraham Lincoln’s travel in the southernmost region of Illinois, commonly referred to as Egypt. These visits began in 1830, before Lincoln had held public office, and continued through 1858, when he debated Stephen A. Douglas in Jonesboro and Alton as they ran against each other for a seat in the U.S. Senate. Lincoln found in the southern third of Illinois a political climate very different from that of central Illinois, where his career had begun. Lincoln’s trips to Egypt thus broadened his experience and understanding of the state as well as the nation. Smith discusses the origins of the people of the region and Lincoln’s early public life and provides historical and political background for his detailed discussion of the Lincoln-Douglas debates. The culmination of fifty years of extensive research, When Lincoln Came to Egypt provides a glimpse into an often overlooked part of Lincoln’s development as a politician.

When Lincoln Came to Egypt (Shawnee Classics)

Southern Illinois University Press

After the Martians failed to conquer the Victorian world (as chronicled in the classic by H. G. Wells), they tried again, in Earth's parallel world of Annwn! 174+ pages.

The Second War of the Worlds

Science Fiction & Fantasy

Science Fiction

DAW No.298 - UW1388. A retro tale set on the Earth's dimensional twin, Annwn, which never developed beyond a Victorian sensibility and technology. Dylan MacBride and his witch wife Claudia traveled there in a "flying machine", they found that someone had stolen the Emerald Isle! 189 pages.

The Island Snatchers

Literature & Fiction

Second War of the Worlds

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Computers and Human Language

Computers and Human Language

Flower Arrangements and Their Settings

Carlson's Raid: The Daring Marine Assault on Makin

MacArthur's Escape: Wild Man Bulkeley and the Rescue of an American Hero

The Siege at Hue

When Lincoln Came to Egypt (Shawnee Classics)

The Second War of the Worlds

The Island Snatchers

Second War of the Worlds