Scribd
Upload
7 views

NLP Introduction

Uploaded by

krzysiekwie
Copyright
© © All Rights Reserved
Available Formats
Download as PDF, TXT or read online on Scribd
7 views

NLP Introduction

Uploaded by

krzysiekwie
Copyright
© © All Rights Reserved
Available Formats
Download as PDF, TXT or read online on Scribd
You are on page 1/ 1

An Introduction to Natural Language Processing (NLP)

Natural Language Processing (NLP) is a branch of artificial intelligence that enables computers to
understand, interpret, and generate human language. It bridges the gap between human communication
and machine understanding, allowing applications like chatbots, machine translation, and sentiment
analysis.

Core Components of NLP


1. Text Preprocessing: Tasks like tokenization, stemming, and lemmatization standardize text for
analysis.
2. Syntax and Semantics: Syntax focuses on grammar, while semantics interprets meaning.
Techniques include dependency parsing and named entity recognition (NER).
3. Language Modeling: Predicting the next word in a sentence using algorithms like n-grams or
deep learning models.

Applications
• Speech Recognition: Converting spoken words into text.
• Machine Translation: Systems like Google Translate convert text between languages.
• Sentiment Analysis: Identifying emotions or opinions in text.
• Text Summarization: Condensing lengthy documents into concise summaries.
NLP's evolution has been driven by neural networks, transformers (e.g., BERT, GPT), and access to
large datasets. Despite progress, challenges like ambiguity, context understanding, and cultural nuances
remain.
NLP continues to transform industries, offering smarter ways to process and interact with language.

You might also like