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linguistics (artificial intelligence (natural language processing…
linguistics
artificial intelligence
preliminary insights
development of computer technology
programmed to perform human task
focus on getting computer to take over our boring, time- consuming work
machine translation
1960s- machine perform simple linguistics task
automatic translation
input
output
memory
difficulty with translation-meaning
works best only when vocabulary involved limited to very specific domain
natural language processing
Computer technology handles human natural languages
program in which sentence pattern frames stored as data
translate ordinary human commands into languages computer can understand and act on
the goals is to achiving human-like language processing
renown program= eliza
matching input to fixed pattern
other language- related task
due to its suitability in storing and retrieving large amount of data, computer technology can undertake tasks which would be daunting for human to attempt
concordance
frequency count of all worda in given texts and their exact locations
speech recognition
speech synthesis
philosophy
consciousness
mental grammar = unconscious rules (linguitics)
innateness of ideas (rene descartes)
a prior or innate knowledge (immanuel kant)
language and thought revisited
influences from immanuel kant's views on existence of a priori or innate knowledge
linguistic structures acquired in the process of L1 learning contribute to the way we experience the world
language serves as a filter or thought
neuroscience
aphasia revisited
the extent and location of damage to brain determine aphasic patients's language deficit
broca's aphasia= nonfluent aphasia
wernicke's aphasia= fluent apahsia