Machinations: Computational Studies of Logic, Language and Cognition

This volume brings together a collection of papers covering a wide range of topics in computer and cognitive science. Topics included are: the foundational relevance of logic to computer science, with particular reference to tense logic, constructive logic, and Horn clause logic; logic as the theoretical underpinnings of the engineering discipline of expert systems; a discussion of the evolution of computational linguistics into functionally distinct task levels; and current issues in the implementation of speech act theory.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0893916552
• ISBN13: 9780893916558
• Release Date: May 1992
• Publisher: Intellect (UK)
• Length: 234 Pages