Objectives

  • 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.
  • 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.

News

  • 12/09, Lecture 22 slides (pdf)
  • 12/02, Lecture 21 slides (pdf)
  • 11/27, Lecture 20 slides (extended, updated, pdf)
  • 11/25, Lecture 19 slides (extended, pdf)
  • 11/18, Lecture 18 slides (extended, pdf)
  • 11/13, Lecture 17 slides (pdf)
  • 11/11, Lecture 16 slides (pdf)
  • 11/06, Lecture 15 slides (pdf)
  • 11/04, Lecture 14 slides (pdf)
  • 10/30, Lecture 13 slides (pdf)
  • 10/28, Lecture 12 slides (pdf)
  • 10/14, Lecture 11 slides (pdf)
  • 10/08, Preliminary Project Proposals (page)
  • 10/07, Lecture 10 slides (pdf)
  • 10/02, Lecture 9 slides (pdf)
  • 09/30, Lecture 8 slides (pdf)
  • 09/25, Fragments of Language (pdf)
  • 09/25, Lecture 7 slides (pdf), Homework #2
  • 09/23, Lecture 6 slides (pdf)
  • 09/18, Lecture 5 slides (pdf)
  • 09/16, Lecture 4 slides (pdf), Homework #1
  • 09/11, Lecture 3 slides (pdf)
  • 09/04, Lecture 2 slides (pdf)
  • 09/02, Lecture 1 slides (pdf)
  • 08/21, The official website is open.