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    • Publisher:
      Cambridge University Press
      Publication date:
      25 October 2011
      30 September 2011
      ISBN:
      9781139013574
      9781107014176
      DOI:
      https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9781139013574
      Dimensions:
      (228 x 152 mm)
      Weight & Pages:
      0.66kg, 326 Pages
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      • Subjects:
      Computational Linguistics, Computer Science, Programming Languages and Applied Logic, Language and Linguistics
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    Grammars of natural languages can be expressed as mathematical objects, similar to computer programs. Such a formal presentation of grammars facilitates mathematical reasoning with grammars (and the languages they denote), as well as computational implementation of grammar processors. This book presents one of the most commonly used grammatical formalisms, Unification Grammars, which underlies contemporary linguistic theories such as Lexical-Functional Grammar (LFG) and Head-driven Phrase Structure Grammar (HPSG). The book provides a robust and rigorous exposition of the formalism that is both mathematically well-founded and linguistically motivated. While the material is presented formally, and much of the text is mathematically oriented, a core chapter of the book addresses linguistic applications and the implementation of several linguistic insights in unification grammars. Dozens of examples and numerous exercises (many with solutions) illustrate key points. Graduate students and researchers in both computer science and linguistics will find this book a valuable resource.

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    '… the book offers a good introduction to unification grammars, which is exceptional in its rigorous mathematical treatment. It may be particularly well suited for use in university courses that not only seek to convey to students some basic knowledge and understanding of unification grammars but moreover attempt to familiarise them with formal descriptions and mathematical proofs.'

    Mark-Jan Nederhof Source: Theory and Practice of Logic Programming

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