Analogical ModelingAn exemplar-based approach to language2002. x, 417 pp.
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“It used to be a cliche that language users produce
and understand new utterances on the basis of analogies they construct
with previous linguistic experiences. A formal articulation of the notion
of analogy was, however, lacking for a long time. Skousen's explicit formulation
of analogy has triggered a resurgence of interest in analogy-based language
processing. This book does a wonderful job of combining a tutorial on analogical
modeling with a state-of-the-art overview of the field. It should be read
by all who are interested in the interface between language, cognition,
and computation.”
Rens Bod, University of Amsterdam “Analogy - one of the most intuitive but elusive processes in language
learning and change is here confronted directly, given a formal implementation
and shown to be the force behind rule-like behavior.”
“The latest word on analogical modeling. This volume clearly distinguishes
AM from both connectionism and symbolic rule systems.”
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