{"product_id":"9783642343773","title":"Recreational Linguistics: The Red Book","description":"\u003ch1\u003eRecreational Linguistics: The Red Book\u003c\/h1\u003e \u003ch2\u003eRadev, Dragomir; Pustejovsky, James\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is the first volume of a unique collection that brings together the best English-language problems created for students competing in the Computational Linguistics Olympiad. These problems are representative of the diverse areas presented in the competition and designed with three principles in mind:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e· To challenge the student analytically, without requiring any explicit knowledge or experience in linguistics or computer science;\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e· To expose the student to the different kinds of reasoning required when encountering a new phenomenon in a language, both as a theoretical topic and as an applied problem;\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e· To foster the natural curiosity students have about the workings of their own language, as well as to introduce them to the beauty and structure of other languages;\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e· To learn about the models and techniques used by computers to understand human language.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAside from being a fun intellectual challenge, the Olympiad mimics the skills used by researchers and scholars in the field of computational linguistics.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn an increasingly global economy where businesses operate across borders and languages, having a strong pool of computational linguists is a competitive advantage, and an important component to both security and growth in the 21st century.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis collection of problems is a wonderful general introduction to the field of linguistics through the analytic problem solving technique.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eA fantastic collection of problems for anyone who is curious about how human language works! These books take serious scientific questions and present them in a fun, accessible way. Readers exercise their logical thinking capabilities while learning about a wide range of human languages, linguistic phenomena, and computational models.\u003c\/i\u003e \" - \u003cb\u003eKevin Knight, USC Information Sciences Institute\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch3\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublished by: Springer\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublication Date: 2013-02-11\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFormat: Hardcover\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eISBN-13: 9783642343773\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDOI: 10.1007\/978-3-642-34378-0\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDimensions: 279cm x210cm\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePages: 178\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Springer Berlin Heidelberg","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45990496993420,"sku":"9783642343773","price":53.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9783642343773.jpg?v=1776532707","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9783642343773","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}