This book presents the proceedings of the First CCF Conference on Natural Language Processing and Chinese Computing (NLPCC 2012), focusing on advancements in language computing and its applications. The 43 revised full papers, selected from 151 submissions, cover a range of topics including fundamental research in language computing, machine translation, multilingual information access, and the application of NLP to search engines, advertising, social networks, question answering systems, and web mining.

The papers presented at NLPCC 2012 offer a snapshot of the research landscape in natural language processing and Chinese computing at the time. The selection process, involving careful review of 151 submissions, suggests a focus on quality and relevance within the field. The organization into topical sections indicates a structured approach to covering key areas of language computing, from foundational research to practical applications in search, translation, and social media analysis. This collection serves as a valuable record of the conference's contributions to the advancement of NLP and Chinese language technologies.