Language Technologies Handbook

Description

Language technology is the study of the manner in which electronic devices or computer programs can analyze, create, alter or react to human speech and text. It is an interdisciplinary field that encompasses various subdisciplines of linguistics and computer science. It also covers natural language processing, computational linguistics, artificial intelligence, mathematics, statistics, psychology and philosophy. Language technology consists of the various application oriented aspects, and other low-level aspects like speech encoding and speech technology. It has various applications in areas such as translation management systems, translation business management systems, audiovisual translation tools, etc. From theories to research to practical applications, case studies related to all contemporary topics of relevance to language technologies have been included in this book. The various studies that are constantly contributing towards advancing technologies and evolution of this field are examined in detail. This book will help new researchers by foregrounding their knowledge in this branch.