Computational phonology is one of the newest areas of computational linguistics, and is experiencing rapid growth as its practitioners apply the wealth of theories, technologies and methodologies of computational linguistics to phonology. This book is the first to survey these developments, and it does so in a way that is accessible to computational linguists, phonologists and computer scientists alike. The interests of these diverse groups overlap in the subject area of constraints. The goal of this book is to explore the use of constraints in modern non-linear phonology and then - drawing on insights from constraint-based grammar and constraint logic programming - to formalise and implement a constraint-based phonology.

Computational Phonology: A Constraint-Based Approach (Studies in Natural Language Processing)

Bird, Steven

Computers & Technology

Cambridge University Press

This book offers a highly accessible introduction to natural language processing, the field that supports a variety of language technologies, from predictive text and email filtering to automatic summarization and translation. With it, you'll learn how to write Python programs that work with large collections of unstructured text. You'll access richly annotated datasets using a comprehensive range of linguistic data structures, and you'll understand the main algorithms for analyzing the content and structure of written communication. Packed with examples and exercises, Natural Language Processing with Python will help you: Extract information from unstructured text, either to guess the topic or identify "named entities" Analyze linguistic structure in text, including parsing and semantic analysis Access popular linguistic databases, including WordNet and treebanks Integrate techniques drawn from fields as diverse as linguistics and artificial intelligence This book will help you gain practical skills in natural language processing using the Python programming language and the Natural Language Toolkit (Nltk) open source library. If you're interested in developing web applications, analyzing multilingual news sources, or documenting endangered languages - or if you're simply curious to have a programmer's perspective on how human language works - you'll find Natural Language Processing with Python both fascinating and immensely useful.

Natural Language Processing with Python: Analyzing Text with the Natural Language Toolkit

Klein, Ewan

Loper, Edward

Computer Science

O'Reilly Media

Volume One is our first book of short stories---for commuters, for your coffee break, lunch hour, or any time you need a quick, quality tale. ReadThisPlease covers a variety of subjects, such as romance, nature, family, drama, and humor with over eighty quality literary shorts for your reading pleasure. Now you can carry your own personal copy of Steven Bird's prosaic Pacifica, Sheila Cano's eerie The Saltchuck, Thomas Pryce's Running Out of Time, M Dawn's Truth Hurts and The Greenhouse, B G Lewis' Muse and Prota Caprine, Bruce Reisner's Gangle, Gaboo's Gina's Boudoir and other street level prose. Short stories, poems, prose---get the editions, read them aloud to friends, and win acclaim for your intuitive reading choice. This is our first print compilation... ever. ReadThisPlease.com is an online periodical showcasing selected stories, poems and articles posted on a theme semi-regularly. Find daily stories, articles, photos, and interaction at Now.readthisplease.com. If words are footprints... lead on! (Cover thumbnail pic posts automatically in two weeks.)

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Scott, Sarah

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Lewis, B. G.

Literary

Sage Press

The Blue Ridge Resistance: The New Homefront, Volume Three
The Blue Ridge Resistance is the third book in The New Homefront series and picks up where The Guardians left off. The main characters have struggled to survive in a nation that underwent what appeared to be an orchestrated collapse, with several elements joining together to bring America to its knees. With the country and its infrastructure still in disarray, and with power struggles and conflict within all levels of government delaying a recovery, people must fend for themselves in order to survive. 
As the residents of the Homefront and their homesteading community find themselves running low on supplies, they must venture outside of their East Tennessee mountain hideaway in search of what they need, while the outside world begins to jeopardize the stability and security they have worked so hard to achieve. Join with them as they continue to fight the evil and tyranny in their new world, while they strive to maintain their own dignity and humanity.
If you like action-adventure, prepper, SHTF, TEOTWAWKI, patriotic, survival fiction, you should check out this series.
For the fourth book in The New Homefront Series, see The Resolution: The New Homefront, Volume Four.
Additional works from this author include:
The Last Layover: The New Homefront, Volume One The Guardians: The New Homefront, Volume Two The Resolution: The New Homefront, Volume Four Viking One: A New Homefront Novel
The Shepherd: Society Lost, Volume One Betrayal: Society Lost, Volume Two
The Tree of Penance: Society Lost, Volume Three
Them: Society Lost, Volume Four
Erebus: An Apocalyptic Thriller (Winner of ABR’s Listener’s Choice Awards Thriller of the Year 2018!)
Breaking the Beast: The Redemption of Joe Branch
JET: Dangerous Prey The Edge of Civility: A Perseid Collapse Kindle World Novella
-SHTF fiction, TEOTWAWKI fiction, vigilante justice fiction, prepper fiction, survival fiction, collapse fiction, post-apocalyptic fiction, dystopian fiction-

The Blue Ridge Resistance: The New Homefront, Volume 3

Science Fiction & Fantasy

Science Fiction

CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform

The Last Layover: The New Homefront, Volume One
The Last Layover is the first book of The New Homefront series where patriotic Americans struggle to survive in a collapsing world while taking a stand against the evil and tyranny that quickly follows. The Last Layover is a fiction novel based on real places and potential scenarios where an out of control government pushes America to the brink of financial and social collapse. This vulnerable state allows the unthinkable to happen, causing the comfort, security, and conveniences of our modern first-world society to quickly come to an end. Imagine yourself far from home when the world suddenly changes. Just think back to Hurricane Katrina, Hurricane Sandy, and other such recent events, and you can see just how quickly society breaks down. Those situations even occurred with the nature of the emergency being confined to one specific geographic area, where help is just the next town or state away. Now also think about how that scene would play out if help was not going to come. What if those whom you would look to for help had their own emergencies to contend with, leaving you and those around you to fend for yourselves? What about all of those modern conveniences of society like ATMs, point of sale debit/credit card readers, cell phones, and the internet? What if it all went down while you were away from home? What about our food supply chain? How much food does your family have at home to get them through if the shelves were to go empty? How much do you have with you? Will it all go bad without electricity? Do you have what it takes to defend yourself and those around you when society takes an ugly turn and violence becomes necessary for survival? Those are a few of the things that this book helps you think about.
In The Last Layover, an airline crew finds themselves on an overnight layover in New York City, far from their homes when a series of events take place that brings our modern society to its knees. Join them as they face the dangers and difficulties of trying to make their way back to their homes and families in a rapidly deteriorating society, without our modern transportation and communications infrastructure, all while dealing with the lawlessness and violence that quickly ensues in a desperate and broken society. Discover with them the dark side that humanity can quickly take, as well as the good that can come from faith, family, and friendship.
For the second book in The New Homefront Series, see The Guardians: The New Homefront, Volume Two. Additional works from this author include:
The Guardians: The New Homefront, Volume Two The Blue Ridge Resistance: The New Homefront, Volume Three The Resolution: The New Homefront, Volume Four Viking One: A New Homefront Novel (Volume Five) 
The Shepherd: Society Lost, Volume One Betrayal: Society Lost, Volume Two The Tree of Penance: Society Lost, Volume Three Them: Society Lost, Volume Four 
Erebus: An Apocalyptic Thriller (Winner of the 2018 ABR Listener's Choice Thriller of the Year!) 
Breaking the Beast: The Redemption of Joe Branch 
JET: Dangerous Prey The Edge of Civility: A Perseid Collapse Kindle World Novella
-SHTF fiction, TEOTWAWKI fiction, vigilante justice fiction, prepper fiction, survival fiction, collapse fiction, post-apocalyptic fiction, dystopian fiction-

The Last Layover: The New Homefront, Volume 1

From the author of the award-winning apocalyptic thriller, Erebus!
The Guardians is the second book in The New Homefront Series where patriotic Americans struggle to survive in a collapsing world while taking a stand against the evil and tyranny that quickly follows. It is the sequel to The Last Layover: The New Homefront, Volume One. The Guardians picks up where The Last Layover left off, as well as introducing an exciting new parallel storyline and characters. Join our characters as they struggle to survive and find their way in a world forever changed by the events detailed in Volume One.
The Guardians is a SHTF, TEOTWAWKI, post-apocalyptic action-adventure thrill ride, packed with plausible events that offers readers a glimpse into a potential collapse of society, while providing an exciting and entertaining story with characters you will feel you genuinely know and understand. Continue on this journey with them as they face the dangers, hardships, chaos, and violence, of an unraveling and collapsing modern world, while never losing touch with their own humanity, decency, and dignity.
For the third book in The New Homefront Series, see The Blue Ridge Resistance: The New Homefront, Volume Three. Additional works from this author include:
The Last Layover: The New Homefront, Volume One
The Blue Ridge Resistance: The New Homefront, Volume Three
The Resolution: The New Homefront, Volume Four
Viking One: A New Homefront Novel
The Shepherd: Society Lost, Volume One
Betrayal: Society Lost, Volume Two
The Tree of Penance: Society Lost, Volume Three
Them: Society Lost, Volume Four
Breaking the Beast: The Revenge of Joe Branch
JET: Dangerous Prey
The Edge of Civility: A Perseid Collapse Kindle World Novella
-SHTF fiction, TEOTWAWKI fiction, vigilante justice fiction, prepper fiction, survival fiction, collapse fiction, post-apocalyptic fiction, dystopian fiction-

The Guardians: The New Homefront, Volume 2

Religion & Spirituality

Christian Books & Bibles

The Resolution: The New Homefront, Volume Four
The Resolution is the fourth installment in The New Homefront Series where patriotic Americans struggle to survive while fighting the evil and tyranny that pervades their new world.
As the country continued to struggle amidst the fallout from the orchestrated collapse, the United Nations and other foreign entities continued to increase their influence, taking advantage of a nation desperate for order. Introduced as “peacekeepers” by the current administration, armed foreign troops occupied U.S. territory for the first time since the Japanese invaded the Aleutian Islands in Alaska, occupying the islands of Kiska and Attu in 1942-43.
Initially, the UN established itself in major metropolitan areas such as Atlanta, New York, Seattle, and Los Angeles; once seen as a legitimate government presence, they began to venture out into rural areas to quell any potential resistance to their true intentions—enjoying the spoils of a war they did not even have to fight. America and its valuable resources were ripe for the picking, or so it seemed.
The one thing the occupiers did not count on was the will of the American people, a people born into a freedom that was handed down to them since the founders pledged their lives, fortunes, and sacred honors to resist the tyranny they faced under King George III. The patriots of today may face a different foe, but the struggle to hold on to their natural, God-given rights is the same as their forefathers. Human nature will always go in one of two directions: those who will give up freedom for security, and those who will give their lives in the struggle for freedom.
Additional works from this author include:
The Last Layover: The New Homefront, Volume One
The Guardians: The New Homefront, Volume Two
The Blue Ridge Resistance: The New Homefront, Volume Three
The Resolution: The New Homefront, Volume Four
Viking One: A New Homefront Novel
The Shepherd: Society Lost, Volume One
Betrayal: Society Lost, Volume Two
The Tree of Penance: Society Lost, Volume Three
Them: Society Lost, Volume Four
Erebus: An Apocalyptic Thriller (Winner of ABR’s 2018 Thriller of the Year!)
Breaking the Beast: The Redemption of Joe Branch
JET: Dangerous Prey
The Edge of Civility: A Perseid Collapse Kindle World Novella
-SHTF fiction, TEOTWAWKI fiction, vigilante justice fiction, prepper fiction, survival fiction, collapse fiction, post-apocalyptic fiction, dystopian fiction-

The Resolution: The New Homefront, Volume 4

From the author of the award-winning apocalyptic thriller, Erebus, comes the action-packed four-book Society Lost Series!
The Shepherd: A Society Lost, is the first book in the series and is a post-apocalyptic thrill ride detailing the struggles of former sheriff Jessie Townsend as he and his family seek shelter from a crumbling world with a self-sufficient life on a homestead deep in the Rocky Mountains.
Sanctuary soon becomes what he meant to escape, peaceful bliss slipping into desperation and despair in the aftermath of events that shook the foundations that shaped our world to the core. An unholy alliance of conspirators had sought the collapse of our civilization in order to rebuild and reclaim it as their own. Never truly intending to coexist, the unlikely allies found their courses diverging, leading to a struggle that dealt the final death blows to our society. In the absence of the order and structure of our modern civilization, evil, suffering, and chaos were unleashed throughout the world.
As the post-collapse struggles of the outside world begin to threaten Jessie’s mountain hideaway, a return to the world he left behind becomes a chance for redemption and survival in—a society lost.
More from the author:
The Last Layover: The New Homefront, Volume One
The Guardians: The New Homefront, Volume Two
The Blue Ridge Resistance: The New Homefront, Volume Three
The Resolution: The New Homefront, Volume Four
Viking One: A New Homefront Novel (A stand alone in the world of The New Homefront.)
The Shepherd: Society Lost, Volume One
Betrayal: Society Lost, Volume Two
The Tree of Penance: Society Lost, Volume Three
Them: Society Lost, Volume Four
Breaking the Beast: The Redemption of Joe Branch
Erebus: An Apocalyptic Thriller (Winner of ABR’s Listener’s Choice Awards for Thriller of the Year 2018!)
The Edge of Civility (A Kindle Worlds Novella)
JET: Dangerous Prey (A Kindle Worlds Novella)
- SHTF, TEOTWAWKI, PA Fiction, Prepper Fiction, Post-Apoc Fiction, EMP Fiction, Collapse of Society Fiction, Vigilante Justice Fiction, Patriotic Fiction -

The Shepherd: Society Lost (Society Lost - Volume One)

Genre Fiction

Betrayal: Society Lost, Volume Two
Betrayal is the second installment of the post-apocalyptic and dystopian thrill ride of the Society Lost Series! If you like SHTF, TEOTWAWKI, vigilante justice, prepper, dystopian, post-apocalyptic tales filled with action, adventure, tragedy, and triumph, join Jessie Townsend as the struggles in his collapsing world continue.
After leaving Spence and the rescued girls with Jӧrgen and the remainder of his group, former Sheriff Jessie Townsend traveled the new and unforgiving world alone and on foot, continuing his quest to find his sister.
Still suffering tremendously from his tragic loss, Jessie walked the Earth as a prisoner of his own thoughts. Armed with his trusty old Colt Single Action Army pistol and an AR-10 platform rifle, Jessie was ready for whatever violence that may come his way. Although each of his days had a purpose, continuing on his quest that may or may not end before his death, Jessie felt a certain level of emotional numbness that only being alone could provide him.
Jessie found solitude in his empty heart—solitude that he felt he desperately needed—but not a day went by when he didn’t think back to those whom he had encountered along the way. In this mad and twisted world, devoid of law, order, and the civility that people around the world had come to expect as the norm prior to the great collapse, Jessie knew that there were still good people out there. Good people who would have to face the evil that this lawless and dangerous new world had spawned once the walls of society came crumbling down around them.
As his travels took him east past the Rocky Mountains and through the desert southwest, Jessie encountered the scene of a recent ambush near Fort Sumner, New Mexico. Appearing to him that children may have been involved, he could not simply pass on by without investigating further. Putting his former tactical and law-enforcement skills to use, he soon became both the hunter and the hunted as he resolved to impose justice on those who would betray others in their own quest for power. What his enemies would soon come to realize, however, is that you should never underestimate a man with nothing to lose—especially a man with an unquenched thirst for vengeance—in a society lost.
For book one in the series, see The Shepherd: Society Lost, Volume One. Other works from this author include:
The Last Layover: The New Homefront, Volume One
The Guardians: The New Homefront, Volume Two
The Blue Ridge Resistance: The New Homefront, Volume Three
The Resolution: The New Homefront, Volume Four
Viking One: A New Homefront Novel
The Shepherd: Society Lost, Volume One
Betrayal: Society Lost, Volume Two
The Tree of Penance: Society Lost, Volume Three
Them: Society Lost, Volume Four
Erebus: An Apocalyptic Thriller (Winner of ABR’s 2018 Listener's Choice Awards Thriller of the Year!)
JET: Dangerous Prey
The Edge of Civility

Betrayal: Society Lost, Volume Two

An action-packed stand-alone novel from The New Homefront Series!
As the fifth book in The New Homefront Series, Viking One serves as a stand-alone novel, chronicling the apparently orchestrated collapse of our fragile, modern world from the perspective of Jim and Lori Rutherford and friends, as their small town of Delaware City, Delaware begins to feel the noose tighten around them. As a preparedness-minded individual, Jim and crew, working together with friends, neighbors, and local authorities, try to secure their beloved town while keeping their minds open to the possibility of fleeing if the extent of the collapse is as great as they fear.
Join them, along with characters from The Last Layover, as they struggle to maintain the security of their town while hanging on to every last thread of hope and humanity.
If you like action-packed, SHTF, TEOTWAWKI, prepper, collapse-of-society, or survival fiction, check out Viking One as well as the rest of The New Homefront Series, the Society Lost Series, and the newly released Breaking the Beast Series by Steven Bird.
Note: Viking One is written as a stand-alone novel and doesn’t require that the reader has read other books in the series, although readers who have read the preceding four books will appreciate the character overlaps. 
More from the author:
The Last Layover: The New Homefront, Volume One 
The Guardians: The New Homefront, Volume Two The Blue Ridge Resistance: The New Homefront, Volume Three The Resolution: The New Homefront, Volume Four Viking One: A New Homefront Novel (Volume Five) 
The Shepherd: Society Lost, Volume One Betrayal: Society Lost, Volume Two The Tree of Penance: Society Lost, Volume Three Them: Society Lost, Volume Four 
Erebus: An Apocalyptic Thriller (Winner of the 2018 ABR Listener's Choice Thriller of the Year!) 
Breaking the Beast: The Redemption of Joe Branch 
JET: Dangerous Prey The Edge of Civility: A Perseid Collapse Kindle World Novella
-SHTF fiction, TEOTWAWKI fiction, vigilante justice fiction, prepper fiction, survival fiction, collapse fiction, post-apocalyptic fiction, dystopian fiction-

Viking One: A New Homefront Novel (The New Homefront)

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