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Remarks on the science and technology of language

Jens Erik Fenstad

pp. 53-65

Abstract

Language and logic are inseparably intertwined in the European intellectual tradition. It has not always been an easy relationship. There have always been issues of substance whether the two were friends or foes. Today computation is part of the equation, and we are seeing the development of a new discipline of computational linguistics. But meaning in language is more than combinatorial properties of signs. We note some limitations of the current technology and put forward some observations on the broader topic of grammar and logic.

Publication details

Published in:

Fenstad Jens Erik (2018) Structures and algorithms: mathematics and the nature of knowledge. Dordrecht, Springer.

Pages: 53-65

DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-72974-9_5

Full citation:

Fenstad Jens Erik (2018) Remarks on the science and technology of language, In: Structures and algorithms, Dordrecht, Springer, 53–65.