LINGUIST List 17.1296

Thu Apr 27 2006

Books: Computational Ling: Strzalkowski, Harabagiu (Eds)

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Directory         1.    Jasper de Vaal, Advances in Open Domain Question Answering: Strzalkowski, Harabagiu (Eds)

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Message 1: Advances in Open Domain Question Answering: Strzalkowski, Harabagiu (Eds)
Date: 21-Apr-2006
From: Jasper de Vaal <jasper.devaalspringer-sbm.com>
Subject: Advances in Open Domain Question Answering: Strzalkowski, Harabagiu (Eds)


Title: Advances in Open Domain Question Answering Series Title: Text, Speech and Language Technology Published: 2006 Publisher: Springer
                http://www.springer.com

Book URL: http://www.springer.com/1-4020-4744-4

Editor: Tomek Strzalkowski, State University of New York at Albany Editor: Sanda Harabagiu, University of Texas at Dallas Hardback: ISBN: 1402047444 Pages: 610 Price: Europe EURO 194.95
Hardback: ISBN: 1402047444 Pages: 610 Price: U.K. £ 150.00
Hardback: ISBN: 1402047444 Pages: 610 Price: U.S. $ 259
Abstract:

Automated question answering - the ability of a machine to answerquestions, simple or complex, posed in ordinary human language - is one oftoday's most exciting technological developments. It has all the markingsof a disruptive technology, one that is poised to displace the existingsearch methods and establish new standards for user-centered access toinformation.

This book gives a comprehensive and detailed look at the currentapproaches to automated question answering. The level of presentation issuitable for newcomers to the field as well as for professionals wishingto study this area and/or to build practical QA systems. The book canserve as a "how-to" handbook for IT practitioners and system developers.It can also be used to teach advanced graduate courses in ComputerScience, Information Science and related disciplines. The readers willacquire in-depth practical knowledge of this critical new technology.

Linguistic Field(s): Computational Linguistics
Written In: English (eng )

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