CSCI 404 - Natural Language Processing

Fundamental concepts and ideas in natural language processing (NLP), and current research in the area; algorithms available for the processing of linguistic information and the underlying computational properties of natural languages. Word level, syntactic, and semantic processing from both a linguistic and an algorithmic perspective are considered. The focus is on modern quantitative techniques in NLP: using large corpora, including the web, statistical models for acquisition, disambiguation, and parsing.

Prerequisites & Notes:
CSCI 301 or Junior status in Linguistics

Credits: 4
Grade Mode: Letter