Activity and Understanding: Structure of Action and Orientated Linguistics [Hardcover]

V. S. Fain (Author), L. I. Rubanov (Author)

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Publication Date: June 1995 | ISBN-10: 9810218370 | ISBN-13: 978-9810218379

Computer understanding of natural language (NL) is commonly considered as extracting "sense" from NL texts. This deprives the problem of determinity, since the notion of "sense" lacks a formal definition. However, with a manto-computer NL dialogue involved in some working process, any address by the human side is nothing but a task for the computer to fulfil. Then it is immaterial whether the computer understands the address text sense and even the very notion of "sense". Only the address task is to be accomplished. This means not revealing morphologic, syntactic and other text structures, but only extracting data on the task. As a result, a new theory of NL dialogue understanding has been created, called "orientated linguistics". This theory has been brought to life as several practical systems, which have demonstrated extremely reliable and correct understanding of quite free and easy NL, tiny resource consumption and simple readjustment between various subject areas and, what is more, national languages.

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Computer understanding of natural language (NL) is commonlyconsidered as extracting "sense" from NL texts. This deprives theproblem of determinity, since the notion of "sense" lacks a formaldefinition. However, with a man-to-computer NL dialogue involved insome working process, any address by humans is nothing but a task forthe computer to fulfil. Then it is immaterial whether the computerunderstands the address text sense and even the very notion of"sense". Only the address task is to be accomplished. This means notrevealing morphologic, syntactic and other text structures, but onlyextracting data on the task. As a result, a new theory of NL dialogueunderstanding has been created, called "orientated linguistics". Thistheory has been brought to life as several practical systems, whichhave demonstrated an extremely reliable and correct understanding of aquite free and easy NL, a tiny resource consumption and simplereadjustment between various subject areas and, what is more, nationallanguages.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 300 pages
• Publisher: World Scientific Pub Co Inc (June 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 9810218370
• ISBN-13: 978-9810218379
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 6 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #8,834,815 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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