Description |
1 online resource (3 volumes in 1) : illustrations |
Contents |
v. 1. An introduction to the theory of formal languages and automata -- Grammars as formal systems -- The hierarchy of grammars -- Probabilistic grammars -- Finite automata -- Push-down automata -- Linear-bounded automata --Turing machines -- Grammatical inference -- v. 2. Applications in linguistic theory -- Linguistics: theory and interpretation -- Pure models: phrase- structure grammars -- Mixed models I: the transformational grammar in Aspects -- Mixed models II: other transformational grammars -- The generative power of transformational grammars -- Statistical inference in linguistics -- v. 3. Psycholinguistics applications -- Grammars in the psychology of language: three problems -- Grammars and linguistic intuitions -- Grammars in models of the language user -- Grammars and language acquisition -- Postscript: What has become of formal grammars in linguistics and psycholinguistics? |
Summary |
Almost four decades have passed since Formal Grammars first appeared in 1974. At that time it was still possible to rather comprehensively review for (psycho)linguists the relevant literature on the theory of formal languages and automata, on their applications in linguistic theory and in the psychology of language. That is no longer feasible. In all three areas developments have been substantial, if not breathtaking. Nowadays, an interested linguist or psycholinguist opening any text on formal languages can no longer see the wood for the trees, as it is by no means evident which formal, mathe |
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Includes bibliographical references and indexes |
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Print version record |
Subject |
Mathematical linguistics.
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Formal languages.
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Psycholinguistics.
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psycholinguistics.
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PHILOSOPHY -- Language.
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Formal languages
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Mathematical linguistics
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Psycholinguistics
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Grammar, syntax & morphology.
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Languages.
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Form |
Electronic book
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Author |
Barnas, Andrew.
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ISBN |
9789027290069 |
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9027290067 |
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