Language, mathematics and other dangerous things

  • Authors:
  • Leona F. Fass

  • Affiliations:
  • Carmel CA

  • Venue:
  • ACM SIGACT News
  • Year:
  • 2004

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Abstract

We describe our original automata-theoretic, highly mathematical perspective on language representation and learning, and compare with some current research advances and some that are proposed. We find benefits of a mathematical approach to "real life" language learning by humans and today's machines, and review work of researchers who adapt such computational techniques to complex system development and language-related machine processes. Examples include design of communicating agents and proposed development of the Semantic Web. While emphasizing the success of a mathematical perspective on language representation and learning, we also note the danger of assuming that "perfect" results will always be produced by a mathematical approach.