Formal Language Theory for Natural Language Processing
by Shuly Wintner
Publisher: ESSLLI 2001
Number of pages: 52
Description:
This course is a mild introduction to Formal Language Theory for students with little or no background in formal systems. The motivation is Natural Language Processing, and the presentation is geared towards NLP applications, with extensive linguistically motivated examples. Still, mathematical rigor is not compromised, and students are expected to have a formal grasp of the material by the end of the course.
Download or read it online for free here:
Download link
(320KB, PDF)
Similar books
Programming Languages: Application and Interpretationby Shriram Krishnamurthi - Lulu.com
The textbook for a programming languages course, taken primarily by advanced undergraduate and beginning graduate students. This book assumes that students have modest mathematical maturity, and are familiar with the existence of the Halting Problem.
(12161 views)
Formal Syntax and Semantics of Programming Languagesby Kenneth Slonneger, Barry L. Kurtz - Addison Wesley Longman
The book presents the typically difficult subject of formal methods in an informal, easy-to-follow manner. Readers with a basic grounding in discreet mathematics will be able to understand the practical applications of these difficult concepts.
(15889 views)
Reasoned Programmingby Krysia Broda et al - Prentice Hall Trade
The text for advanced undergraduate/graduate students of computer science. It introduces functional, imperative and logic programming and explains how to do it correctly. Functional programming is presented as a programming language in its own right.
(12382 views)
Linkers and Loadersby John R. Levine - Morgan Kaufmann
The author presents clear practical advice to help you create faster, cleaner code. You'll learn to avoid the pitfalls associated with Windows DLLs, take advantage of the performance-improving techniques supported by many modern linkers, etc.
(11945 views)