Optimization of natural communication systems (Janua Linguarum. Series Minor)

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TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION I. THE SEMIOTICS OF HUMAN COMMUNICATION II. THE LOGIC OF NATURAL LANGUAGES AND THE "NATURALNESS" OF LOGICAL LANGUAGES III. APPROACHES TO THE OPTIMAL REDUCTION OF THE SPEECH SIGNAL IV. ON THE USE OF COMPUTERS IN LINGUISTIC RESEARCH* REFERENCES INDEX OF NAMES INDEX OF TERMS By Olga Akhmanova. Includes Indexes. Bibliography: P. 105-107.