Language and Computers Markus Dickinson*, Chris Brew‡, and Detmar Meurers¶ (*Indiana University, ‡Educational Testing Service, and ¶University of Tɒbingen) Wiley-Blackwell, 2013, xviii+232 pp; paperbound, ISBN 978-1-4051-8305-5, $34.95; hardbound, ISBN 978-4051-8306-2, $87.95; e-book, ISBN 978-1-1183-2316-8, $22.99

Any textbook on computational linguistics today must position itself relative to Jurafsky and Martin (2009), which, by virtue of its depth and comprehensiveness, is the standard introduction and reference for speech and language processing. Readers without substantial background may find that book too demanding, however, and then Language and Computers, by Dickinson, Brew, and Meurers, may be a better choice. Roughly, this is how Language and Computers distinguishes itself from Jurafsky and Martin (2009):