English Algorithmic Grammar.
Title:
English Algorithmic Grammar.
Author:
Georgiev, Hristo.
ISBN:
9781847143358
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Edition:
1st ed.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (265 pages)
Contents:
Contents -- Preface -- Part One -- 1 Algorithmic recognition of the Verb -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Basic assumptions and some facts -- 3 Algorithm for automatic recognition of verbal and nominal word groups. Algorithm No 1 -- 4 Conclusion -- 2 Division of the sentence into phrases -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Presentation -- 3 Algorithm for division of the sentence into phrases. Algorithm No 2 -- 4 Discussion -- 3 Algorithmic recognition of Parts of Speech -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Presentation -- 3 Algorithm for recognition of Parts of Speech. Algorithm No 3 -- 4 Discussion -- 5 Examples of the performance of the algorithm -- 6 Lists of words used by Algorithm No 3 -- 7 Algorithmic procedure to determine the use of Adjectives, Nouns, Participles, Numerals and Adverbs as attributes to the Noun -- 4 Algorithmic recognition of the Tenses -- 1 Presentation -- 2 Presentation of the algorithm. Algorithm No 6 -- 3 Discussion -- Part Two -- 5 Syntactical structure of the sentence -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Syntactic Structures -- 3 The segment -- 4 Presentation of the segment -- 6 Composition of the segments -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Examples of manual extraction of segments from a text -- 3 Types of segments -- 7 Parsing algorithm -- 1 Identification of the segment -- 2 Parsing of the segment -- 8 Links of predicates and incomplete segments -- 1 Links of PI -- 2 Links of Pi -- 3 Links of the j-segment -- 4 Links of the G-segment -- 5 Links of the v-segment -- 6 Links of the and-segment -- 7 Links of the Infinitive -- 8 Other links and discussion of the links -- 9 Reference -- 1 Reference within the segment -- 2 Pronominal Reference -- 10 Recognition of the Independent and Dependent Clauses -- 1 Algorithm No 20 -- 2 Role and meaning of Conjunctions -- 3 The sentence -- 4 Creation of Interrogative Sentences -- 11 Further applications.
Appendix 1: List of Prepositions and Conjunctions and their most characteristic meaning -- Appendix 2: Internet downloads -- General index of abbreviations -- References -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- I -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- V -- W.
Abstract:
The ultimate goal of Computational Linguistics is to teach the computer to understand Natural Language. This research monograph presents a description of English according to algorithms which can be programmed into a computer to analyse natural language texts. The algorithmic approach uses series of instructions, written in Natural Language and organised in flow charts, with the aim of analysing certain aspects of the grammar of a sentence. One problem with text processing is the difficulty in distinguishing word forms that belong to parts of speech taken out of context. In order to solve this problem, Hristo Georgiev starts with the assumption that every word is either a verb or a non-verb. From here he presents an algorithm which allows the computer to recognise parts of speech which to a human would be obvious though the meaning of the words. Emphasis for a computer is placed on verbs, nouns, participles and adjectives. English Algorithmic Grammar presents information for computers to recognise tenses, syntax, parsing, reference, and clauses. The final chapters of the book examine the further applications of an algorithmic approach to English grammar, and suggests ways in which the computer can be programmed to recognise meaning. This is an innovative, cutting-edge approach to computational linguistics that will be essential reading for academics researching computational linguistics, machine translation and natural language processing.
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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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