Natural Language, Computer-Assisted Learning and Language-Impaired Children

Natural Language, Computer-Assisted Learning and Language-Impaired Children
Author: Robert Ward
Publisher: Lulu.com
Total Pages: 370
Release: 2010-02-13
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1445277514

This is a scanned copy of a thesis successfully submitted for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in the Department of Psychology, University of Hull, U.K. in 1987. We learn language by using it. Interaction with others through language is essential for normal language development. Children with delayed or impaired language may therefore benefit from additional experience of interacting through language in structured situations. This thesis explores how computers might help provide this experience. It reports a project in which programs were developed to hold written dialogues about screen objects, and observed in use by deaf and other language-impaired children. This version is published through www.lulu.com who should be able to supply it at the best price, and from where it can also be downloaded more cheaply in electronic form.

Computer-Assisted Language Learning for Deaf Children: a natural language interface system

Computer-Assisted Language Learning for Deaf Children: a natural language interface system
Author: Robert Ward
Publisher: Lulu.com
Total Pages: 82
Release: 2010-02-02
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 1445274922

Originally a dissertation for the degree of Master of Science in the Department of Computation, UMIST (University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology), U.K., 1981. This is a scanned copy of the original, January 2010. The dissertation specifies a set of computer programs to allow learners to interact with a computer through written language. It sets out the computational foundations for an approach later investigated in a Ph.D. thesis, Natural Language, Computer-Assisted Learning and Language-Impaired Children, by the same author, at the Department of Psychology, University of Hull, U.K., in 1987.

Deep Learning Approaches for Spoken and Natural Language Processing

Deep Learning Approaches for Spoken and Natural Language Processing
Author: Virender Kadyan
Publisher: Springer Nature
Total Pages: 171
Release: 2022-01-01
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 3030797783

This book provides insights into how deep learning techniques impact language and speech processing applications. The authors discuss the promise, limits and the new challenges in deep learning. The book covers the major differences between the various applications of deep learning and the classical machine learning techniques. The main objective of the book is to present a comprehensive survey of the major applications and research oriented articles based on deep learning techniques that are focused on natural language and speech signal processing. The book is relevant to academicians, research scholars, industrial experts, scientists and post graduate students working in the field of speech signal and natural language processing and would like to add deep learning to enhance capabilities of their work. Discusses current research challenges and future perspective about how deep learning techniques can be applied to improve NLP and speech processing applications; Presents and escalates the research trends and future direction of language and speech processing; Includes theoretical research, experimental results, and applications of deep learning.

The Path of Speech Technologies in Computer Assisted Language Learning

The Path of Speech Technologies in Computer Assisted Language Learning
Author: Melissa Holland
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 271
Release: 2008-02-08
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 1135901481

This collection examines the promise and limitations for computer-assisted language learning of emerging speech technologies: speech recognition, text-to-speech synthesis, and acoustic visualization. Using pioneering research from contributors based in the US and Europe, this volume illustrates the uses of each technology for learning languages, the problems entailed in their use, and the solutions evolving in both technology and instructional design. To illuminate where these technologies stand on the path from research toward practice, the book chapters are organized to reflect five stages in the maturation of learning technologies: basic research, analysis of learners’ needs, adaptation of technologies to meet needs, development of prototypes to incorporate adapted technologies, and evaluation of prototypes. The volume demonstrates the progress in employing each class of speech technology while pointing up the effort that remains for effective, reliable application to language learning.

Advances in Natural Language Processing, Intelligent Informatics and Smart Technology

Advances in Natural Language Processing, Intelligent Informatics and Smart Technology
Author: Thanaruk Theeramunkong
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 274
Release: 2018-03-15
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 3319700162

This book constitutes the thoroughly refereed proceedings of the Eleventh International Symposium on Natural Language Processing (SNLP-2016), held in Phranakhon Si Ayutthaya, Thailand on February 10–12, 2016. The SNLP promotes research in natural language processing and related fields, and provides a unique opportunity for researchers, professionals and practitioners to discuss various current and advanced issues of interest in NLP. The 2016 symposium was expanded to include the First Workshop in Intelligent Informatics and Smart Technology. Of the 66 high-quality papers accepted, this book presents twelve from the Symposium on Natural Language Processing track and ten from the Workshop in Intelligent Informatics and Smart Technology track (SSAI: Special Session on Artificial Intelligence).