This course presents an introduction to general topics and techniques used in natural language processing today, primarily focusing on statistical approaches. The course provides an overview of the primary areas of research in language processing as well as a detailed exploration of the models and techniques used both in research and in commercial natural language systems.
Objective
The objective of the course is to learn the basic concepts in the statistical processing of natural languages. The course will be project-oriented so that the students can also gain hands-on experience with state-of-the-art tools and techniques.
Literature
Lectures will be presented from the Jurafsky and Martin text accompanied by related technical papers where necessary.
Performance assessment
Performance assessment information (valid until the course unit is held again)