Language and Thought in Humans and Computers

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Language and Thought in Humans and Computers Theory and Research in Psychology, Artificial Intelligence, and Neural Science

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Morton Wagman

Book Code: C6179

ISBN: 0-275-96179-6

ISBN-13: 978-0-275-96179-4

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192 pages, figures, tables

Praeger Publishers

Publication: 7/30/1998

List Price: $110.95 (UK Sterling Price: £65.00)

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Media Type: Hardcover

Trim Size: 6 1/8 x 9 1/4

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Description: A comprehensive analysis of current theory and research in the psychological, computational, and neural sciences elucidates the stuctures and processes of language and thought. Chapters discuss language comprehension and artificial intelligence, ARCS system for analogical retrieval, ACME model of analogical mapping, PAULINE, an artificial intelligence system for pragmatic language generation, a theory of understanding of spoken and written text, recent developments and effect of different modes of language representation on the efficiency of information processing. This book will be of interest to professionals and scholars in psychology, artificial intelligence, and cognitive science.

Table of Contents:

Preface
Tables and Figures
Cognitive Science and the Nature of Language
Language and Analogical Retrieval
Language and Analogical Mapping
Artificial Intelligence and the Pragmatics of Language Generation
Capacity Theory of Language Comprehension
Language Processes and Brain Imaging
Language Representation Modes and Information Processing Efficiency
Bibliography
Author Index
Subject Index

LC Card Number: 97-32997

LCC Class: BF311

Dewey Class: 153


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