Preface to the Special Issue on Computational Linguistics and Natural Language Processing.

This document is a preface to a special issue on computational linguistics and natural language processing. It highlights the increasing presence of intelligent robots in various aspects of our lives, such as customer service, manufacturing, and security. The document emphasizes the importance of robots being able to communicate using human language, which requires the study of computational linguistics and natural language processing. The special issue includes papers on topics such as linguistic profiling, higher-order logical representations, deciphering scripts, and distinguishing between human-written and machine-generated texts. The document concludes by expressing gratitude to the reviewers and contributors of the special issue. [Extracted from the article]