Computational linguistics

1. Computational linguistics is an interdisciplinary field that combines linguistics, computer science, and artificial intelligence to analyze, model, and process natural language data. It focuses on developing algorithms and models to understand and generate human language using computers. Computational linguists work on various tasks such as natural language processing, machine translation, sentiment analysis, speech recognition, and information retrieval. By studying the underlying structures and patterns of language, computational linguistics helps improve communication between humans and machines, enabling applications such as language understanding, chatbots, and automated translation services.

Which of the following is a common application of computational linguistics?

A) Machine translation
B) Chemical analysis
C) Graphic design
D) Civil engineering

2. What is syntactic parsing in computational linguistics?

A) Analyzing the grammatical structure of a sentence
B) Creating new languages from scratch
C) Studying the historical development of languages
D) Detecting emotions in text

3. What is meant by the term 'NLP' in computational linguistics?

A) Natural Language Processing
B) Numeric Language Processing
C) New Language Patterns
D) Neural Linguistic Programming

4. What is disambiguation in computational linguistics?

A) Transliterating text between different scripts
B) Resolving the meaning of a word with multiple possible interpretations in context
C) Creating ambiguous language constructs
D) Encrypting text for security purposes

5. What is a corpus in computational linguistics?

A) A musical composition
B) A type of data encryption
C) A collection of text for linguistic analysis
D) A financial transaction record

6. What is an example of a commonly used parser in computational linguistics?

A) Google Chrome
B) Stanford Parser
C) Microsoft Excel
D) Adobe Photoshop

7. What is syntax in the context of computational linguistics?

A) The study of ancient languages
B) The analysis of regional dialects
C) The rules for combining words into grammatically correct sentences
D) The process of identifying word meanings

8. What is lemmatization in computational linguistics?

A) Reducing words to their base or root form
B) Concatenating multiple words into one
C) Expanding contractions
D) Adding suffixes to words

9. What is the significance of named entity recognition in computational linguistics?

A) Identifying incorrect grammar usage
B) Generating fictional character names
C) Classifying animals based on their names
D) Helps in extracting valuable information from text

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