Ebook: Formalizing Natural Languages: the NooJ Approach

Table of Contents; Dedication; Title; Copyright; Acknowledgments; 1: Introduction: the Project; 1.1. Characterizing a set of infinite size; 1.2. Computers and linguistics; 1.3. Levels of formalization; 1.4. Not applicable; 1.5. NLP applications; 1.6. Linguistic formalisms: NooJ; 1.7. Conclusion and structure of this book; 1.8. Exercises; 1.9. Internet links; PART 1: Linguistic Units; 2: Formalizing the Alphabet; 2.1. Bits and bytes; 2.2. Digitizing information; 2.3. Representing natural numbers; 2.4. Encoding characters; 2.5. Alphabetical order; 2.6. Classification of characters.