Corpus-Based Methods in Language and Speech Processing / Edition 1

by Steve Young, Gerrit Bloothooft

Overview

Corpus-based methods will be found at the heart of many language and speech processing systems. This book provides an in-depth introduction to these technologies through chapters describing basic statistical modeling techniques for language and speech, the use of Hidden Markov Models in continuous speech recognition, the development of dialogue systems, part-of-speech tagging and partial parsing, data-oriented parsing and n-gram language modeling.
The book attempts to give both a clear overview of the main technologies used in language and speech processing, along with sufficient mathematics to understand the underlying principles. There is also an extensive bibliography to enable topics of interest to be pursued further. Overall, we believe that the book will give newcomers a solid introduction to the field and it will give existing practitioners a concise review of the principal technologies used in state-of-the-art language and speech processing systems.
Corpus-Based Methods in Language and Speech Processing is an initiative of ELSNET, the European Network in Language and Speech. In its activities, ELSNET attaches great importance to the integration of language and speech, both in research and in education. The need for and the potential of this integration are well demonstrated by this publication.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780792344636
Publisher:	Springer Netherlands
Publication date:	02/28/1997
Series:	Text, Speech and Language Technology , #2
Edition description:	1997
Pages:	235
Product dimensions:	6.14(w) x 9.21(h) x 0.24(d)

Table of Contents

1 Corpus-Based Statistical Methods in Speech and Language Processing.- 2 Hidden Markov Models in Speech and Language Processing.- 3 Spoken Language Dialogue Systems.- 4 Part-of-Speech Tagging and Partial Parsing.- 5 Data-Oriented Language Processing.- 6 Statistical Language Modeling Using Leaving-One-Out.- Author information.

Editorial Reviews

Chapters which originated at a 1994 summer school sponsored by the European Network in Language and Speech (ELSNET), provide a clear overview of the main technologies used in language and speech processing, along with sufficient mathematics to understand the underlying principles. Topics include basic statistical modeling techniques for language and speech, the use of Hidden Markov Models in continuous speech recognition, the development of dialogue systems, part-of-speech tagging and partial parsing, data-oriented parsing and n-gram language modeling. No index. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

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