Calendar

Unless otherwise indicated, readings are from How Language Works (Ed. 3.0)

Aug 28-Sep 1

Introduction: why, what, how

Topics:	The class
Topics:	Language and how it can be studied
Assignment 1:	Symbols

Topic:	What language is good for
Code:	MiniLing, Lingie 1
Reading:	1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.6

Sep 4-8

Introduction: mechanisms

Topics:	Python 1
Topics:	Overview of symbolic behavior
Assignment 2:	Matching and similarity

Topics:	Python 2
Topics:	Overview of non-symbolic behavior
Code:	Python practice 2

Sep 11-15

Words: reference, categories

Topic:	Categories and words
Reading:	2.1
Code:	HW3
Assignment 3:	Reference

Topic:	Categories and words (cont.)
Reading:	2.2, 2.3
Code:	Words (cont.)

Sep 19-23

Words: deixis, learning

Topics:	Taxonomies
Topics:	Deixis and learning
Reading:	2.5, 2.7
Code:	Utterances
Assignment 4:	Noun learning

Topics:	Statistical semantics
Code:	Connectionist utterances

Sep 25-29

Words: iconicity, arbitrariness

Topics:	Iconicity and arbitrariness
Reading:	3.2
Code:	Simple NNs

Topics:	Iconicity and arbitrariness (cont.)
Topics:	Metonymy and metaphor
Reading:	2.4
Code:	HW5
Assignment 5:	Advantages of iconicity/arbitrariness

Oct 4-8

Words: metaphor, learning

Topics:	Iconicity (cont.)
Topics:
Reading:	2.6
Assignment:	Project topics

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Metaphor and metonymy

Oct 9-13

Words: learning; Grammar: composition

Topics:	Constraints on word learning
Code:	HW6 (almost)
Assignment 6:	Learning the shape bias

Topics:	Variables and compositionality
Reading:	5.1, 5.2, 5.3
Code:	HW6
Code:	Variables

Oct 16-20

Words: statistical semantics; Grammar: roles

(Mike out of town; Brian Riordan in charge.)

Topics:

Semantic space models

(Mike out of town; Shakila Shayan in charge.)

Topics:

States, events, participants

Oct 23-27

Grammar: relations

Topics:	Variables and compositionality (cont.)
Reading:	6.1
Code:	HW7
Code:	Variables, unification
Assignment 7:	Statistical word meaning

Topics:	Unification, phrases, sentences
Reading:	6.2
Code:	Variables, unification

Oct 30-Nov 3

Grammar: constituency, dependency

Topics:	Constituent order and semantic roles

Reading:	6.3
Code:	Syntax and semantics 1

Topics:	State, event types
Assignment 8:	Syntax and semantics (1)
Code:	HW8

Nov 6-10

Grammar: arguments

Topics:	Subjects, objects, adjuncts
	Accusative and ergative languages
	Demoting and promoting roles
Reading:	6.4, 6.5 6.6
Assignment:	Project progress report (due Sun., 11/12)

Topics:	Parsing

Assignment 9:	Syntax and semantics 2: agreement

Nov 13-17

Grammar: categories

Mike out of town; class rescheduled for Tuesday, Dec 5, 8:00pm, Irish Lion.

Nov 20-21

Grammar: morphology

Topics:	Morphology and wordhood
Reading:	8.1
Assignment 10:	Morphology

22-24 Nov

Thanksgiving Break

Nov 27-Dec 1

Discourse

Topics:	Discourse referents
	Given and new information

Topics:	Scene description
Assignment 11:	Scene description

Dec 4-8

Discourse; language and thought

Topics:	Speech acts and planning
	(Evening) Linguistic relativism
Code:	HW11
	Speech acts

Topics:	More speech acts, deception

Code:	Speech acts

Fin

Dec 11-15

Assignment:

Project reports (oral, written) (5:00-7:00pm)

IU | COGS | CSCI

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