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Author Matthews, Clive

Title An Introduction to Natural Language Processing Through Prolog
Published London : Taylor and Francis, 2016

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Description 1 online resource (299 pages)
Series Learning about Language
Learning about language.
Contents Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Preface; PART I: Introduction; 1 Natural Language Processing; 1.1 Natural Language Interfaces; 1.2 The Linguistic Application of NLP; 1.3 NLP as a Tool for Linguistic Research; 1.4 Further Reading; 2 The Challenge of Natural Language Processing; 2.1 Knowledge of Linguistic Structure; 2.2 Ambiguity and Contextual Knowledge; 2.3 The Process of Language Understanding; 2.4 Psycholinguistics and NLP; 2.5 Further Reading; PART II: The Fundamentals of Prolog Programming; 3 Facts; 3.1 Facts; 3.2 Asking Simple Questions in Prolog
3.3 Compound Questions3.4 Questions with Variables; 3.5 Finding Alternative Answers: Backtracking; 3.6 Using Variables in Facts; 3.7 Further Reading; 4 Rules and Complex Names; 4.1 Rules; 4.2 How Prolog Answers Questions Using Rules; 4.3 Structured Objects; 5 Lists and Recursive Rules; 5.1 Lists; 5.2 Recursive Rules; 6 Developing Prolog Programs; 6.1 The Meaning of Prolog Programs; 6.2 Designing Programs; 6.3 Laying Out Programs; 6.4 Search Trees; 6.5 Search Strategies; 6.6 Tracing a Proof; 6.7 Some Common Programming Errors; 6.8 Further Reading; 7 Built-in Predicates; 7.1 Input and Output
7.2 fail7.3 consult and reconsult; 7.4 Modifying the Database; 7.5 Defining Operators; 7.6 The 'Cut'; 7.7 Program Listing; PART III: Natural Language Processing with Prolog; 8 Finite State Grammars and Sentence Recognition; 8.1 Sentence Frame Grammars; 8.2 Parsing and Recognition Using a Sentence Frame Grammar; 8.3 An Alternative Notation for Sentence Frame Grammars; 8.4 A Finite State Grammar-based Recognisor; 8.5 Extending the Range of Finite State Grammars; 8.6 Further Reading; 8.7 Program Listings; 9 Recursive Transition Networks; 9.1 Phrase Structure; 9.2 Extending the Network Notation
9.3 An RTN-based Recognisor9.4 Implementing an RTN Recognisor in Prolog; 9.5 Extending the RTN Notation; 9.6 Further Reading; 9.7 Program Listings; 10 Phrase Structure Grammars; 10.1 Phrase Structure Grammars; 10.2 A Simple Phrase Structure Recognisor; 10.3 Directly Representing Phrase Structure Grammars in Prolog; 10.4 Efficiency; 10.5 Difference Lists; 10.6 The Grammar Rule Notation; 10.7 Further Reading; 10.8 Program Listings; 11 Definite Clause Grammars; 11.1 Grammar Symbols as Complex Terms; 11.2 Procedure Calls; 11.3 Further Reading; 11.4 Program Listings
12 Alternative Parsing Strategies12.1 A Top-down Interpreter; 12.2 Problems with Top-down Parsing; 12.3 A Bottom-up Interpreter; 12.4 A Left-corner Interpreter; 12.5 Deterministic Parsing; 12.6 Chart Parsing; 12.7 Further Reading; 12.8 Program Listings; Solutions to Exercises; Glossary of Terms; Bibliography; Index
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Subject Prolog (Computer program language)
COMPUTERS -- General.
Prolog (Computer program language)
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9781317898337
1317898338