The Legacy of Zellig Harris :: language and information into the 21st century. Volume 2, Mathematics and computability of language /

Zellig Harris had a profound influence in formal systems and applied mathematics, in demonstrations of the computability of language, and in informatics. Volume 2 begins with a commentary by André Lentin on Harris's grounding in constructivist, intuitionist mathematics, drawing a parallel betw...

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Other Authors: Nevin, Bruce E., Johnson, Stephen M.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : J. Benjamins Pub. Co., ©2002.
Series:Amsterdam studies in the theory and history of linguistic science. Current issues in linguistic theory ; v. 229.
Amsterdam studies in the theory and history of linguistic science. Current issues in linguistic theory.
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Online Access:DE-862
DE-863
Summary:Zellig Harris had a profound influence in formal systems and applied mathematics, in demonstrations of the computability of language, and in informatics. Volume 2 begins with a commentary by André Lentin on Harris's grounding in constructivist, intuitionist mathematics, drawing a parallel between Harris's central insights and those of Gödel and others which were of like import in the foundations of mathematics. An international array of scholars describe further developments and relate this work to that of others. Fernando Pereira argues that Harrisian 'linguistic information' can effect a reu.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xviii, 312 pages :)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
"Zellig Sabbettai Harris: a comprehensive bibliography of his writings, 1932-2002", p. [293]-304
ISBN:9027247374
9789027247377
1588112470
9781588112477
1588113167
9781588113160
9789027297006
9027297002
ISSN:0304-0763 ;

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