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In order to construct a complete system we need to be able to take advantage of the means of formalizing the way in which we represent information. By formalizing we provide rigor to the use of language by the constraints of vocabulary, grammar and the rules which govern them. This allows us to construct information systems which have consistency, integrity and validity.
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Allwood, J., Andersson, L.-G., and Dahl, Ö., Logic in Linguistics, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1977. An excellent textbook explaining the use of various logics in the most appropriate way for students of information.
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Liebenau, J., Backhouse, J. (1990). Syntactics. In: Understanding Information. Macmillan Information Systems Series. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-11948-6_5
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