Syllabus for LING 570
Shallow Processing Techniques
for NLP
Fall 2009
Class time & location: MW 3:30-4:50pm, MGH 287
Instructor: Fei
Xia
Office: Padelford A-210G
Office Hour: F: 11am
- noon
Phone:
(206)
543-9764
Email:
fxia@u.washington.edu
TA: David
Goss-Grubbs
Office:
ART 337
Office Hour: M:
12:30-1:30
Email:
davidgg@u.washington.edu
Textbooks:
- (M&S) Manning & Schütze (1999).
Foundations of Statistical Natural Language Processing. Cambridge: MIT Press
- (J&M) Jurafsky and Martin (2008). Speech and Language Processing (2nd
edition). Prentice-Hall.
http://www.cs.colorado.edu/~martin/slp2.html
Prerequisites:
- CS 326 (Data Structures) or equivalent
- Stat 391 (Probability and Statistics for CS) or
equivalent
- Formal grammars, formal
languages, finite state automata
- Programming in Perl, C, C++, Java, or
Python
- Basic unix/linux commands (e.g., ls, cd, ln,
sort, head): tutorials on unix.
Grading:
- Assignments (80-90%):
They are handed out every Wed, and are due at 11:45pm the next Wed. The code must run on Patas.
- Quizzes (0-10%)
- Class participation (10%)
Course policies:
- Course website: All course information on this web page is
tentative and can change at any time. Confirm crucial dates or information
with me in person during class.
- Attendance: Students are expected to attend all classes (in
person or remotely via Meeting Room). Announcements about assigned
readings and assignments will be made available at the start of each
class. Such announcements may not be made on this web page, so don't rely
on information here instead of attending class.
- Late assignments: There
will be a 1% penalty for every hour after the deadline. For instance, suppose
the assignment is due at 11:45pm and you turn in the assignment at noon
the next day, you grade would be x * 0.88, where x is the grade you would
get if you have turned in before the deadline. No assignments will be accepted four (4) days after the due date.
- “Incomplete”: According to UW policy, "incomplete grades
may only be awarded if you are doing satisfactory work up until the last two weeks of the
quarter." Therefore, it is crucial for you to hand in your homework
on time. An “incomplete” grade is given only under extremely unusual
circumstances (e.g., health issues, family emergency).
- Emails: Use the prefix
"ling570: " on the subject lines of your messages. If
you do not include the prefix, then the mail might go unanswered. If you don’t
receive a reply from me within 48 hours, please send me a reminder.
Tentative Schedule: