Language and Computers (Edinburgh University Press, £14.95, ISBN 0 7486
0785 4) is Geoff Barnbrook’s beginners’ introduction to computer analysis of
texts. He starts students off with the quaint mysteries of 5.25″ floppy disks
(remember the bendy ones?). By the end, keen readers will dream in awk (a
text-processing language).
More from 91av
Explore the latest news, articles and features
Popular articles
Trending 91av articles
1
100-year-old assumption about the universe may soon be overturned
2
Why the keto diet could be a revolutionary way to treat mental illness
3
How your heart rate variability can offer an insight into your mind
4
10,000 new planets found hidden in NASA telescope data
5
The bombshell results that demand a new theory of the universe
6
Coral reefs on a remote archipelago shrugged off a massive heatwave
7
Symptoms of early dementia reversed by bespoke treatment plans
8
We need more radioactive drugs. Can we make them from nuclear waste?
9
How autoimmune conditions can unexpectedly drive mental illness
10
Is stem cell therapy about to transform medicine and reverse ageing?
