Linguistics 684.01: Introduction to CL I (Winter 06)

This introduction for graduates and advanced undergraduates provides an introduction to theory-driven computational linguistics (sometimes referred to as ``symbolic CL''), focusing on syntax/parsing. The course emphasizes linking the formal and theoretical issues to practical experience implementing algorithms and small grammars, based on Prolog.

The course is part of the two course introduction to CL. The second half, 684.02, focuses on data-intensive, statistical CL and is offered by Chris Brew in Spring.

Instructor: Detmar Meurers Course meets: Tuesday and Thursday 3:30-5:18pm in 340 Central Classrooms

Course website: http://purl.org/net/dm/06/winter/684.01/

The updated syllabus, assignments, slides, etc. will be posted there, so check it regularly.

Course email: 684.01@ling.osu.edu

Mail sent to this address is forwarded to the official email addresses (Name.Number@osu.edu) of all students enrolled in the class and the instructor. Note that you should read email sent to your official osu account on a daily basis---it'll also helps you avoid library fines!

Anonymous feedback: If you have comments, complaints, or ideas you'd like to send me anonymously, you can use the web form at http://purl.org/net/dm/feedback/ to do so. Please send me ordinary email for anything that you'd like to receive a reply to---there really is no way for me to find out who sent me something via the anonymous feedback form!

Students with Disabilities: Students who need an accommodation based on the impact of a disability should contact me to arrange an appointment as soon as possible to discuss the course format, to anticipate needs, and to explore potential accommodations. I rely on the Office of Disability Services for assistance in verifying the need for accommodations and developing accommodation strategies. Students who have not previously contacted the Office for Disability Services are encouraged to do so (292-3307; http://www.ods.ohio-state.edu).

Academic Misconduct: To state the obvious, academic dishonesty is not allowed. Cheating on assignments will be reported to the University Committee on Academic Misconduct. The most common form of misconduct is plagiarism. Remember that any time you use the ideas or the materials of another person, you must acknowledge that you have done so in a citation. This includes material that you have found on the Web. The University provides guidelines for research at http://gateway.lib.ohio-state.edu/tutor/.

Course prerequisites: An understanding of the basics of linguistic analysis, syntax (LING 602.01 or equiv.), and formal foundations (LING 680 or equiv.).

Successful course participation involves: Topics: After the lectures, the 4-up copies of the slides and the homework sheets are posted on the web page in pdf format.

Reading material Reading assignment No. 1: Chapter 1 of Jurafsky & Martin (2000)



On-line materials

Most materials for our course, as well as links to several UNIX introductions, Prolog manuals and tutorials are available from the course web page or directly at
http://purl.org/net/dm/06/winter/684.01/resources.html

To log into the restricted area, you'll need the ID and password mentioned in class.


This document was translated from LATEX by HEVEA.