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This document provides an overview of an Introduction to Natural Language Processing course. The course aims to apply computational methods to digitizing natural languages like English and Urdu. Key objectives are to discuss linguistic aspects like phonology, morphology, and semantics, and introduce solutions to natural language processing problems. Students will learn about linguistic knowledge and ambiguity, and use statistical methods to deal with natural language issues. Assessments include exams, assignments, and a term paper. The document outlines the course scope, applications, materials, and models to be covered. It also provides information on installing Urdu support and deadlines for the first assignment.

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Overview of The Course: Starter

This document provides an overview of an Introduction to Natural Language Processing course. The course aims to apply computational methods to digitizing natural languages like English and Urdu. Key objectives are to discuss linguistic aspects like phonology, morphology, and semantics, and introduce solutions to natural language processing problems. Students will learn about linguistic knowledge and ambiguity, and use statistical methods to deal with natural language issues. Assessments include exams, assignments, and a term paper. The document outlines the course scope, applications, materials, and models to be covered. It also provides information on installing Urdu support and deadlines for the first assignment.

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Introductionto
NaturalLanguageProcessing(INLP)
CourseInstructor:AasimAli
[email protected]
Starter
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AimsandObjectives
Aim:
Applicationofcomputationalelementstosupportthedigitizationofnatural
languageswithamainfocusonEnglishandUrdu.
Objectives:
Toconveytheimportanceandneedofdigitizationofnaturallanguages
Todiscussdifferentlayersoflinguistic(phonology,morphology,syntax,and
semantics) and related (writing systems scripts/fonts) aspects semantics)andrelated(writingsystems,scripts/fonts)aspects
Tointroducethebasicsolutionstocertainproblemsintheareaofnatural
languageprocessing
Tounderstandtheadaptabilityandusabilityofcorpusbasedstatistical
methodstodealwithproblemsofnaturallanguage
Todemonstratetheuseofprobabilisticsupportforremovingtheambiguity
pervasiveatdifferentlayersoflinguisticknowledge
LearningOutcomes
Thestudentswillrecognizetheimportanceand
needofnaturallanguageprocessing
Thestudentswillhavetheknowledgeof
numerousphasesoflinguisticknowledge
The students will understand the solvability Thestudentswillunderstandthesolvability
constraintsforproblemsoflinguisticnature
Thetermreportwillenablethestudentsto
comprehendthoseaspectsofnaturallanguage
processingwhicharenotdiscussedintheclass,
andsharetheirlearningofnewchallengesand
theirsolutions.
TextBook
DanielJurafsky andJamesH.Martin
SpeechandLanguageProcessing
2
nd
Edition
ReferenceMaterial
CoupleofResearchArticlesandsometexton
UrduNLPfromvarioussources
AssessmentCriteria
FinalExam 40
MidExam 35
SemesterWork:
Quizzes and Tests 5 QuizzesandTests 5
Assignments 5
Thingstodo 5
TermPaper/Report 5
Presentations 5
Total 25
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TheScopeofNaturalLanguageProcessing:
ImportanceofNaturalLanguagesandneedfor
theirprocessingfacilities,
Major topics Majortopics,
Applications,
Coursematerial,
ModelsandAlgorithms,
Ambiguity
Thingstodo#01
InstallsupportofUrduonyoursystemincluding:
KeyboardandFontsetc.(downloadablefrominternet)
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