Description
This book is a guide to the use of computers in linguistics. It covers a variety of topics, including how computers have changed the way we think about language, how to use computers to study language, and how to use computers to create new languages.
Computing has reshaped the way we conceptualize language and has had a dramatic impact on the discipline of linguistics.
Using Computers in Linguistics provides a non-technical introduction to recent developments in linguistic computing and offers specific guidance to the linguist or language professional who wishes to take advantage of them. Written by a team of expert contributors, each essay focuses on a different aspect of the interaction of computing and linguistics.