IMPORTANT CLASS ANNOUNCEMENTS THIS WEEK:

Lab 4 posted here. ; pdf version here. Due April 30.

For an animated (flash player) version of beta reduction for semantics, click here.

Course Description

A laboratory-oriented course in the theory and practice of building computer systems for human language processing, with an emphasis on the linguistic, cognitive, and engineering foundations for understanding their design.

General Policies on Required Work, Grading, and Collaboration

Prerequisites,Textbooks, and Readings

Laboratory Assignment Schedule & Specifics

Calendar in brief: Class dates in blue; class & due dates in red; holidays in green.

      February                 March                April                  May      
Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa     Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa  Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa   Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa 
 1  2  3  4  5  6  7         1  2  3  4  5  6               1  2  3                      1
 8  9 10 11 12 13 14      7  8  9 10 11 12 13   4  5  6  7  8  9 10    2  3  4  5  6  7  8
15 16 17 18 19 20 21     14 15 16 17 18 19 20  11 12 13 14 15 16 17    9 10 11 12 13 14 15
22 23 24 25 26 27 28     21 22 23 24 25 26 27  18 19 20 21 22 23 24   16 17 18 19 20 21 22
29                       28 29 30 31           25 26 27 28 29 30      23 24 25 26 27 28 29
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Assignment Specifics:

Laboratory 1a          Word parsing & morphology I

Laboratory 1b          Word parsing a foreign language

Laboratory 2a          Word tagging & statistical models of language, I

Laboratory 2b          Word tagging & statistical models of language, II

Laboratory 3a          Phrase structure parsing, Part I

Laboratory 3b          Phrase structure parsing, Part II

Laboratory 4            Semantic interpretation

Laboratory 5            Final  team project