Lexical ambiguity resolution perspectives from psycholinguistics, neuropsychology, and artificial intelligence

The most frequently used words in English are highly ambiguous; for example, Webster's Ninth New Collegiate Dictionary lists 94 meanings for the word ""run"" as a verb alone. Yet people rarely notice this ambiguity. Solving this puzzle has commanded the efforts of cognitive...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Otros Autores: Small, Steven, author (author), Adriaens, Geert, contributor (contributor), Small, Steven L., 1954- editor (editor), Cottrell, Garrison W., 1950- editor (cover designer), Tanenhaus, Michael K., editor, Kim, Scott, cover designer, Healy, David, 1929-1995, cover designer
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: San Mateo, California : Morgan Kaufmann Publishers, Inc 1988.
Edición:1st edition
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Sumario:The most frequently used words in English are highly ambiguous; for example, Webster's Ninth New Collegiate Dictionary lists 94 meanings for the word ""run"" as a verb alone. Yet people rarely notice this ambiguity. Solving this puzzle has commanded the efforts of cognitive scientists for many years. The solution most often identified is ""context"": we use the context of utterance to determine the proper meanings of words and sentences. The problem then becomes specifying the nature of context and how it interacts with the rest of an understanding system. The difficulty becomes espe
Notas:Description based upon print version of record.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (932 p.)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.