Having trouble finding texts on compiler construction.

I'm trying to find some good text on compiler construction that don't
explain things in terms of visual information (trees etcetera) and
maths(which boils down to processing visual information).




The reason to this is that I have a rare disability called NLD (Non-verbal
Learning Disorder) which essentially means that the only parts of my brain
that act as they should are the ones that deal with interpreting speech.


Put it this way, Perl syntax makes sense but depth perception doesn't.




I have tried reading the dragon book but most of it revolved around
the diagrams. Does anyone know of a text that I could follow? I have
found a couple of lex and yacc tutorials that have got me to some
distance but not beyond making interpreters for calculators.


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