Pregroups and natural language processing

Mathematical Intelligencer

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 41-48

  Lambek, Joachim ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

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EID: 33846208421     PISSN: 03436993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02987155     Document Type: Review

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