Date: 13-Dec-2007 From: Jasper de Vaal <jasper.devaalspringer.com> Subject: Advances in Open Domain Question Answering: Strzalkowski, Harabagiu (Eds.) E-mail this message to a friend
Title: Advances in Open Domain Question Answering
Series Title: Text, Speech and Language Technology
Published: 2008
Publisher: Springer
http://www.springer.com
Editor: Sanda Harabagiu
Editor: Tomek Strzalkowski
Paperback: ISBN: 9781402047459 Pages: 570 Price: U.S. $ 69.95
Paperback: ISBN: 9781402047459 Pages: 570 Price: U.K. £ 38.50
Paperback: ISBN: 9781402047459 Pages: 570 Price: Europe EURO 49.95
Abstract:
Gives a comprehensive look at current approaches to automated question answering. Suitable for newcomers to the field and also professionals wishing to study in this area. Provides the readers with in-depth practical knowledge of this critical new technology.
Automated question answering - the ability of a machine to answer questions, simple or complex, posed in ordinary human language - is one of today's most exciting technological developments. It has all the markings of a disruptive technology, one that is poised to displace the existing search methods and establish new standards for user-centered access to information.
This book gives a comprehensive and detailed look at the current approaches to automated question answering. The level of presentation is suitable for newcomers to the field as well as for professionals wishing to study this area and/or to build practical QA systems.
The book can serve as a "how-to" handbook for IT practitioners and system developers. It can also be used to teach advanced graduate courses in Computer Science, Information Science and related disciplines. The readers will acquire in-depth practical knowledge of this critical new technology.
Linguistic Field(s):
Computational Linguistics
Language Acquisition
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