The Balancing Act: Combining Symbolic and Statistical Approaches to Language (Language, Speech, and Communication): 9780262611220: Association for Computational Linguistics 1994 (New Mexico), Klavans, Judith L., Resnik, Philip

This book provides a comprehensive exploration of the intersection of symbolic and statistical approaches to language, offering insights into the inevitable "balancing act" required when combining these two perspectives.

The eight contributions within examine the fundamental questions surrounding the nature of language, data representation, and the impact of competence-performance distinction on computational linguistics.

By combining qualitative and quantitative methods, this book provides a unique perspective on speech translation, terminology extraction, and automatic speech understanding.

Whether you're a researcher or student in the field, this book is an essential resource for anyone looking to understand the cutting-edge of language processing technology.