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Dacey, Michael F. – 1971
The frequent reference by geographers and cartographers to 'the language of maps' is made precise by clarifying ways in which maps and other formulations of geographic information constitute a language. Aspects of this language are identified, and emphasis is placed on the use of linguistic concepts for study of models of geographic information…
Descriptors: Cartography, Data Processing, Geography, Information Processing
Fishman, Marilyn – Drexel Library Quarterly, 1972
A transformational model offers a way to eliminate the middleman (programmer) in acccessing a computerized data base. It provides a basis for the algorithms which analyze the input query. The linguistic analysis of the sentence string is translated into system terms and the required operations are carried out. (28 references) (Author/NH)
Descriptors: Computer Oriented Programs, Content Analysis, Data Processing, Information Retrieval
