Reviews the history of SNOBOL4 and the reasons why it has been neglected by researchers in natural language. Shows its simplicity and its appropriateness for programing literary and linguistic research problems. Availability noted in FL 508 066. (TL)

A relational data system (RDS) is one that has the capability not only to retrieve specific facts but also the ability to deduce facts that are implicit rather than explicit in the data base. The study investigated the application of RDS technology to intelligence data processing. RDS technology and the nature of intelligence data processing are…

STGPROC is a computer program designed to meet a need in the social sciences for a computing system that (1) can handle character strings of open-ended data, (2) does not require predefinition of the data, and (3) can handle variable numbers of responses per respondent. The purpose of this monograph is to allow the researcher to judge the utility…

Since natural language may be assumed to have an underlying conceptual structure, it is desirable to have the machine structure its own experience, both linguistic and nonlinguistic, in a manner concomitant with the human method for doing so. This paper presents some attempts at organizing the machine's information conceptually. The different…

The compilation of a dictionary for automatic translation from Russian to English is described in detail. Emphasis is placed on: (1) morphological and functional classifications of Russian words, (2) dictionary compilation, (3) the structure of signs, (4) automatic information-processing machines, (5) from the automatic dictionary to the automatic…