Solving linguistic problems not infrequently is reduced to carrying out tasks that are computationally complex and therefore requires automation. In such situat
This book presents the first computer program automating the task of componential analysis of kinship vocabularies. The book examines the program in relation to
We met because we both share the same views of language. Language is a living organism, produced by neural mechanisms relating in large numbers as a society. La
Language—that is, oral or written content that references abstract concepts in subtle ways—is what sets us apart as a species, and in an age defined by such
This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Discovery Science, DS 2003, held in Sapporo, Japan in October 2003. The 18