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LING 696G
Computational Linguistics Seminar
Spring '04

Linguistic Theory is a rich and deep field that has much to offer computational linguists seeking to build systems that encapsulate natural language grammars. This is an advanced seminar that examines how to formalize and implement the relations and mechanisms that underly modern theories of grammar. Special emphasis will be placed on looking at available software systems that have been implemented.
Starting from Goverment and Binding Theory through to the Probe-Goal model of the Minimalist Program, we will examine selected theories in depth.

Instructor: Sandiway Fong sandiway@email.arizona.edu
Office (temporary): RM 309 Douglass

Administrivia

Location	Room change: Douglass 102 (Social Sciences 308)
Time	Mondays 3:00 pm - 5:30 pm

Pre-requisites and Requirements

Students should have some background in computational linguistics, formal linguistics, logic or formal grammars or artificial intelligence. Otherwise, permission of the instructor is required.

Lectures will follow a seminar format. We will discuss both general techniques and assigned papers.

Formal requirements for registered students:

Presentation and lead discussion of selected paper in class
Term project or paper

Lecture Notes

Available in Adobe PDF and PowerPoint formats.

January

Date	Lecture Notes and Papers		Topic
Date	PDF	Powerpoint	Topic
1/26	lecture1.pdf	lecture1.ppt	Introduction and organizational meeting.
2/2	lecture2.pdf	lecture2.ppt	The PAPPI System. Demo and discussion.
2/9			No lecture today
2/16	lecture3.pdf	lecture3.ppt	Case Theory Note: room change: 102 Douglass