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Natural Language

• The Cognitive Complexity of Language
• Syntax
  • Sentence Matching
  • Pattern Matching
  • Grammars
• Semantics
  • The Meaning of Words
  • The Meaning of Phrases
  • Answering Questions
• Pragmatics
  • Speech Acts
  • Commonsense Knowledge
• Producing a Reply
• Conclusion
• Appendix: Answering Questions
  • A Sentence Recognizer
  • A Sentence Parser and Database Query Generator
• Exercises