Ling 317 - Introduction to Computational Linguistics

Institution:

Washington University in St Louis

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Description:

Use of computers to analyze, understand, and generate human language. Emphasis on appreciating practical applications such as text analysis; search and creation of dictionaries and corpora; information retrieval; machine translation; and speech interfaces. Survey of rule-based and statistical techniques. Students acquire programming skills appropriate for solving small- to medium-scale problems in linguistics and text processing, using a language such as Perl. Students have regular programming assignments and complete a semester project. No previous knowledge of programming required. Prerequisites: Ling 170D or permission of instructor.

Credits:

3.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.wustl.edu

Phone Number:

(314) 935-5000

Regional Accreditation:

North Central Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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