DocumentCode
1330920
Title
Computerization of English
Author
Beckmann, Petr
Author_Institution
University of Colorado
Volume
8
Issue
12
fYear
1971
Firstpage
20
Lastpage
27
Abstract
Natural languages, when regarded as codes for the transmission of information, are essentially structured like error-detecting or error-correcting codes. This principle has been used to write a program that, by random choice, is capable of constructing several billion different English sentences from a dictionary of less than a hundred unprocessed words. Applications to artificial intelligence and other fields are suggested.
Keywords
Artificial intelligence; Computer errors; Computer languages; Dictionaries; Electrical engineering; Error correction codes; Learning; Libraries; Natural languages; Psychology;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Spectrum, IEEE
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0018-9235
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/MSPEC.1971.5217886
Filename
5217886
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