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Cognitive technology and pragmatics: Analogies and (non-)alignments

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This paper presents some considerations about the relationship between languages and computer systems from a pragmatic, user-centered point of view.

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Haberland, H. Cognitive technology and pragmatics: Analogies and (non-)alignments. AI & Soc 10, 303–308 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01174605

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