Geoffrey Sampson | |
---|---|
Born | 1944 Broxbourne, Hertfordshire |
Nationality | British |
Known for | The 'Language Instinct' Debate |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Linguistics, Computing, Economics |
Institutions |
Geoffrey Sampson (born 1944) is Professor of Natural Language Computing in the Department of Informatics, University of Sussex.[1] He produces annotation standards for compiling corpora (databases) of ordinary usage of the English language.[1] His work has been applied in automatic language-understanding software, and in writing-skills training.[1] He has also analysed Ronald Coase's "theory of the firm" and the economic and political implications of e-business.[1]