Summary

In this chapter, we covered what NLP is, how it has helped me, some common and advanced uses of NLP, and how a beginner can get started.

I hope this chapter gave you a rough idea of what NLP is, what it can be used for, what text analysis looks like, and some resources for more learning. This chapter is in no way the complete picture of NLP. It was difficult to even write the history, as there is just so much to the story and so much that has been forgotten over time.

Thank you for reading. This is my first time writing a book, and this is my first chapter ever written for a book, so this really means a lot to me! I hope you are enjoying this so far, and I hope I gave you an adequate first look into NLP.

Next up: network science and social network analysis!