Language, Technology, and Society

by Richard Sproat

This book traces the history of language technology from writing - the first technology specifically designed for language - to digital speech and other contemporary language systems. The book describes the social impact of technological developments over five millennia, and addresses topics
such as the ways in which literacy has influenced cognitive and scientific development; the social impact of modern speech technology; the influence of various...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199549389
• ISBN13: 9780199549382
• Release Date: June 2010
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.4" x 9.3"