Natural Language Processing (NLP) is a field of artificial intelligence that focuses on the interaction between computers and humans through natural language. This guide will provide you with the basics of NLP.
What is NLP?
NLP enables computers to understand, interpret, and generate human language. It's used in various applications, such as chatbots, language translation, sentiment analysis, and more.
Key Concepts
- Tokenization: The process of breaking text into individual words or tokens.
- Part-of-Speech Tagging: Assigning a part of speech to each word in a sentence, such as noun, verb, or adjective.
- Named Entity Recognition (NER): Identifying and categorizing entities in text, such as people, organizations, and locations.
- Sentiment Analysis: Determining the sentiment or emotion behind a piece of text.
Applications
- Chatbots: Used to provide customer service and answer frequently asked questions.
- Language Translation: Translating text from one language to another.
- Sentiment Analysis: Analyzing customer feedback to determine their sentiment towards a product or service.
- Information Extraction: Extracting relevant information from text, such as dates, names, and locations.
Resources
For further reading, check out our Introduction to Machine Learning guide.
NLP in Action