L645: Linguistics and Computers (3 cr)
Instructor: Dr. John Paolillo
Section: 3087
MW 11:15-12:30 -- ED 2025

Section open to graduates only.
Section meets with LING L485
Section requires special fee - see fee page

Present-day computer systems work with human language in many different forms,
whether as stored data in the form of text, typed queries to a database or search engine,
or speech commands in a voice-driven computer system. We also increasingly expect
computers to produce human language, such as user-friendly error messages and
synthesized speech. Through selected readings, exercises, demonstrations and Prolog
programming, this course will (i) survey a range of issues relating natural language to
computers (ii) provide practical experience about representation and use of natural
language on computers (iii) illustrate key principles of Natural Language Processing
using the Prolog language.

(No prior programming experience is assumed.)