Talking with Computers in Natural Language

by Eduard V. Popov, Tomasz R. Werner

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Description The difficulty is that languages used by computers differ substantially from users' languages and are not understood by specialists who are unfamiliar with programming. The reason for not using the term "limited natural language" is that this term has two meanings: (1) a dialect of a natural language;

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The growing efficiency and lower prices of computers make it possible to apply them more widely in the economy. However, the wide use of computers in every­ day life is hindered by a number of factors which constitute what we shall call the "problem of contact" or of "talking". The difficulty is that languages used by computers differ substantially from users' languages and are not understood by specialists who are unfamiliar with programming. This is why those specialists who use computers need the help of programmers to communicate. Since this form of communication has many more or less obvious shortcomings, great efforts have been made to find a solution to the problem of contact. Two ap­ proaches can be distinguished here: (1) making the computer language similar to the natural language; (2) making the user's language resemble that of computers through formalizing the former. This book deals with the first approach. We shall consider those systems which make it possible to "talk" with the user in limited natural language (LNL). The term "natural language" (NL) has been used in the title of this book instead of LNL. The reason for not using the term "limited natural language" is that this term has two meanings: (1) a dialect of a natural language; (2) a formal language whose operators are expressed by words taken from a natural language (e. g.

Details

  • ISBN 3642710840
  • ISBN-13 9783642710841
  • Title Talking with Computers in Natural Language
  • Author Eduard V. Popov, Tomasz R. Werner
  • Format Paperback
  • Year 2011
  • Pages 308
  • Publisher Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG
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