A gentle introduction to programming for students and researchers
interested in conducting computer-based analysis in linguistics,
this book is an ideal starting point for linguists approaching
programming for the first time. Assuming no background knowledge of
programming, the author introduces basic notions and techniques
needed for linguistics programming and helps readers to develop
their understanding of electronic texts. The book includes many
examples based on diverse topics in linguistics in order to
demonstrate the applicability of the concepts at the heart of
programming. Practical examples are designed to help the reader to:
*Identify basic issues in handling language data, including Unicode
processing *Conduct simple analyses in morphology/morphosyntax, and
phonotactics *Understanding techniques for matching linguistic
patterns *Learn to convert data into formats and data structures
suitable for linguistic analysis *Create frequency lists from
corpus materials to gather basic descriptive statistics on texts
*Understand, obtain and 'clean up' web-based data *Design graphical
user interfaces for writing more efficient and easy-to-use analysis
tools. Two different types of exercise help readers to either learn
to interpret and understand illustrative sample code, or to develop
algorithmic thinking and solution strategies through turning a
series of instructions into sample programs. Readers will be
equipped with the necessary tools for designing their own extended
projects. Key Features: *Ideal introduction for students of
linguistics attempting to process corpus materials or literary
texts for dissertations, theses or advanced research work
*Linguistic examples throughout the text clearly demonstrate the
application of programming theory and techniques *Coverage ranging
from basic to more complex topics and methodologies enables the
reader to progress at their own pace *Two chapters on the
advantages of modularity and associated issues provide a basis for
more advanced projects *A final main chapter introduces graphical
user interfaces, providing a basis for user-friendly programs and
multi-lingual analysis.
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