• Hen

  

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  Re: computers & linguistics

  Fri, July 22, 2005 - 8:15 PM

  This probably isn't what you mean (and I don't know much about computational linguistics), but I would recommend "Women Fire and Dangerous Things" by George Lakoff. It was written a long time ago, but the parts which address what computers can't do is still relevant. And also, it's just a classic.
  
  Another classic which might apply is "Godel Escher Bach" by Douglas Hofstadter.

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• • Kip

    

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    Re: computers & linguistics

    Sat, July 23, 2005 - 11:17 AM

    lol. ok, so WF&DT we read. My proff LOVED the man. I mean, i get why, but good lord, did we have to read 3 of his books in our first year?
    
    Thanks for the Hofstadter, i'd not heard of him. Good place to start.
    
    JNow that I'm done with Harry #6, it's time to head to something a bit more ummm - stimulating.

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• Mari...

  

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  Re: computers & linguistics

  Sat, July 23, 2005 - 2:07 PM

  Hey Kip, you might like Janet H. Murray's 'Hamlet on the Holodeck: the Future of Narrative in Cyberspace' (The Free Press, 1997)
  
  This book isn't exactly a study of "language" and computers but it is a really intriguing look at some of what we do with language and how computers and computer technology are shaping that.

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• • Jason

    

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    Re: computers & linguistics

    Thu, July 28, 2005 - 12:41 PM

    GEB is awesome. It covers it all. It helps you look at intelligence from great angles. Possibly one of the best books I've ever read.

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