Jump to content

Language engineering

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This is an old revision of this page, as edited by Msuzen (talk | contribs) at 15:13, 31 July 2008. The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

Language engineering is the creation of natural language processing systems whose cost and outputs are measurable and predictable as well as establishment of language regulators, such as formal or informal agencies, committees, societies or academies as language regulators. Although this is usually referred to as a Language planning, the word engineering is used to refer specifically to linguistic design or developing new structures to meet contemporary needs [1]. It is a distinct field contrasted to Natural Language Processing and Computational Linguistics [2].

See also

References

  1. ^ Language: An Introduction, Lehmann, W.P., 1983, Random House
  2. ^ [1] A definition and short history of Language Engineering, Hamish Cunnigham,Natural Language Engineering (1999), 5: 1-16 Cambridge University Press