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Context in the Study of Human Languages and Computer Programming Languages: A Comparison

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Modeling and Using Context (CONTEXT 2001)

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Human languages and computer programming languages are very different from one another. Nevertheless, in spite of this, is it possible to accommodate both of them within a single overarching framework? In addressing this question, the various aspects of context are surveyed, in order to facilitate a comparison between context in relation to natural language and context in relation to programming languages. The conclusion is that, at least to a degree, a common framework is feasible.

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  1. Department of Computer Science, Loughborough University, Loughborough, LE 11 3TU, UK

    John H. Connolly

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  1. Department of Computer Engineering, Bilkent University, Bilkent, Ankara, 06533, Turkey

    Varol Akman

  2. Department of Computer and Management Sciences, University of Trento, 38100, Trento, Italy

    Paolo Bouquet

  3. Philosophy Department, University of Michigan, 2251 Angell Hall, Ann Arbor, MI, 48109-1003, USA

    Richmond Thomason

  4. Philosophy Department, University of Dundee, Dundee, DD1 4HN, Scotland, UK

    Roger Young

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Connolly, J.H. (2001). Context in the Study of Human Languages and Computer Programming Languages: A Comparison. In: Akman, V., Bouquet, P., Thomason, R., Young, R. (eds) Modeling and Using Context. CONTEXT 2001. Lecture Notes in Computer Science(), vol 2116. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-44607-9_9

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