Phrase guide

computational linguistics

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

An interdisciplinary field dealing with the statistical and/or rule-based modeling of natural language from a computational perspective. This modeling is not limited to any particular field of linguistics.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

Topics: computer, computing, engineering, human-sciences, linguistics, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, science, sciences

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noun

Meaning 2

the use of computers for linguistic research and applications

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: linguistics

Narrower terms: machine translation, MT

History

Etymology

Coined by American linguist and computer scientist David Hays in the 1960s.

Across languages

Translations

25 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: لِسَانِيَّات حَاسُوبِيَّة (lisāniyyāt ḥāsūbiyya) — interdisciplinary field dealing with the statistical and/or rule-based modeling of natural language from a computational perspective
  • Catalan: lingüística computacional — interdisciplinary field dealing with the statistical and/or rule-based modeling of natural language from a computational perspective
  • Chinese Cantonese: 計算語言學 /计算语言学 (gai3 syun3 jyu5 jin4 hok6) — interdisciplinary field dealing with the statistical and/or rule-based modeling of natural language from a computational perspective
  • Chinese Mandarin: 計算語言學 /计算语言学 (jìsuàn yǔyánxué) — interdisciplinary field dealing with the statistical and/or rule-based modeling of natural language from a computational perspective
  • Dutch: computationele taalkunde — interdisciplinary field dealing with the statistical and/or rule-based modeling of natural language from a computational perspective
  • Finnish: tietokonelingvistiikka — interdisciplinary field dealing with the statistical and/or rule-based modeling of natural language from a computational perspective
  • French: linguistique informatique — interdisciplinary field dealing with the statistical and/or rule-based modeling of natural language from a computational perspective
  • German: Computerlinguistik — interdisciplinary field dealing with the statistical and/or rule-based modeling of natural language from a computational perspective
  • Hebrew: בלשנות חישובית (balshanút khishuvít) — interdisciplinary field dealing with the statistical and/or rule-based modeling of natural language from a computational perspective
  • Hungarian: számítógépes nyelvészet — interdisciplinary field dealing with the statistical and/or rule-based modeling of natural language from a computational perspective
  • Irish: ríomhtheangeolaíocht — interdisciplinary field dealing with the statistical and/or rule-based modeling of natural language from a computational perspective
  • Italian: linguistica computazionale — interdisciplinary field dealing with the statistical and/or rule-based modeling of natural language from a computational perspective
  • Japanese: 計算言語学 (keisan gengogaku) — interdisciplinary field dealing with the statistical and/or rule-based modeling of natural language from a computational perspective
  • Persian: زبانشناسی محاسباتی — interdisciplinary field dealing with the statistical and/or rule-based modeling of natural language from a computational perspective
  • Polish: lingwistyka komputerowa — interdisciplinary field dealing with the statistical and/or rule-based modeling of natural language from a computational perspective
  • Polish: językoznawstwo komputerowe — interdisciplinary field dealing with the statistical and/or rule-based modeling of natural language from a computational perspective
  • Portuguese: linguística computacional — interdisciplinary field dealing with the statistical and/or rule-based modeling of natural language from a computational perspective
  • Russian: компьютерная лингви́стика (kompʹjuternaja lingvístika) — interdisciplinary field dealing with the statistical and/or rule-based modeling of natural language from a computational perspective
  • Russian: вычислительная лингви́стика (vyčislitelʹnaja lingvístika) — interdisciplinary field dealing with the statistical and/or rule-based modeling of natural language from a computational perspective
  • Serbo-Croatian: рачунарска лингвистика — interdisciplinary field dealing with the statistical and/or rule-based modeling of natural language from a computational perspective
  • Serbo-Croatian: рачунално језикословље — interdisciplinary field dealing with the statistical and/or rule-based modeling of natural language from a computational perspective
  • Serbo-Croatian: računarska lingvisitka — interdisciplinary field dealing with the statistical and/or rule-based modeling of natural language from a computational perspective
  • Serbo-Croatian: računalno jezikoslovlje — interdisciplinary field dealing with the statistical and/or rule-based modeling of natural language from a computational perspective
  • Spanish: lingüística computacional — interdisciplinary field dealing with the statistical and/or rule-based modeling of natural language from a computational perspective
  • Swedish: datalingvistik — interdisciplinary field dealing with the statistical and/or rule-based modeling of natural language from a computational perspective