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====== Syllabus ====== | ====== Syllabus ====== | ||
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* Computational linguistics is an interdisciplinary field, involving linguistics, computer science, mathematics, logic, cognitive science, and cognitive psychology. | * Computational linguistics is an interdisciplinary field, involving linguistics, computer science, mathematics, logic, cognitive science, and cognitive psychology. | ||
* This course explores the theoretical aspects of computational linguistics, focusing on its subfield known as computational semantics. | * This course explores the theoretical aspects of computational linguistics, focusing on its subfield known as computational semantics. | ||
* We examine issues of representation and inference, so that they will be used for intelligent human-computer interaction. | * We examine issues of representation and inference, so that they will be used for intelligent human-computer interaction. | ||
* Through the course, the students will be able to understand the core theoretical aspects of computational linguistics and use them to strengthen the formal base of any applications that involve the processing of natural language. | * Through the course, the students will be able to understand the core theoretical aspects of computational linguistics and use them to strengthen the formal base of any applications that involve the processing of natural language. | ||
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===== Instructor ===== | ===== Instructor ===== | ||
* Jong C. Park | * Jong C. Park | ||
* Email: [[park@cs.kaist.ac.kr]] | * Email: [[park@cs.kaist.ac.kr]] | ||
- | * Office: Room 2406, Bldg. E3-1 | + | * Office: Room #2406, Information & Electronics Bldg. |
* Phone: x3541 | * Phone: x3541 | ||
===== Teaching Assistants ===== | ===== Teaching Assistants ===== | ||
- | * TA | + | * Taeho Kim |
+ | * Email: [[kdhtheo@kaist.ac.kr]] | ||
+ | * Office: Room #2413, Information & Electronics Bldg. | ||
+ | * Phone: x7755 | ||
===== Lecture Hours ===== | ===== Lecture Hours ===== | ||
* 4pm~5:20pm, Tuesdays and Thursdays | * 4pm~5:20pm, Tuesdays and Thursdays | ||
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===== Lecture Room ===== | ===== Lecture Room ===== | ||
- | * Room 2112, Bldg. E3-1 | + | * Room #2112, Information & Electronics Bldg. |
===== Material for Teaching ===== | ===== Material for Teaching ===== | ||
- | * Primary: Patrick Blackburn and Johan Bos, Representation and Inference for Natural Language: A First Course in Computational Semantics, CSLI Studies in Computational Linguistics, CSLI Publications, 2005. | + | * [Primary] Patrick Blackburn and Johan Bos, **Representation and Inference for Natural Language: A First Course in Computational Semantics**, CSLI Studies in Computational Linguistics, CSLI Publications, 2005 ([[http://www.swi-prolog.org/|official website]]). |
- | * Secondary: Steven Bird, Ewan Klein, and Edward Loper, Natural Language Processing with Python, O’Reilly, 2009. | + | * [Secondary] Steven Bird, Ewan Klein, and Edward Loper, **Natural Language Processing with Python**, O’Reilly, 2009. |
===== Evaluation Criteria ===== | ===== Evaluation Criteria ===== | ||
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* Attendance: 20% | * Attendance: 20% | ||
* Homework/Class Participation: 30% | * Homework/Class Participation: 30% | ||
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===== Lecture Schedule ===== | ===== Lecture Schedule ===== | ||
* Week 1: Introduction | * Week 1: Introduction | ||
* Week 2: Prolog | * Week 2: Prolog | ||
- | * Week 3: Prolog | + | * Week 3: Prolog |
* Week 4: First Order Logic | * Week 4: First Order Logic | ||
- | * Week 5: First Order Logic; Lambda Calculus | + | * Week 5: First Order Logic; Lambda Calculus |
* Week 6: Lambda Calculus | * Week 6: Lambda Calculus | ||
- | * Week 7: Midterm Exam (10/22) | + | * Week 7: Midterm Exam (10/22) |
* Week 8: Underspecified Representations | * Week 8: Underspecified Representations | ||
* Week 9: Underspecified Representations | * Week 9: Underspecified Representations |