Linguistics 4104 Corpus Linguistics Course Home (Spring 2019)
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Instructor: Chongwon Park, Ph.D. (TA: Josie Kachelmeier)
Google group address: ling4104_001s19d@d.umn.edu
Office Hours: 10:00 - 10:55AM, MW (H420S)
Class Time: 11:00 - 11:50AM, MWF (H484)
Computational Methods for Corpus Annotation and Analysis (Xiaofei Lu, Springer)
Statistics in Corpus Linguistics: A Practical Guide (Vaclay Brezina, Cambridge)
Spatio-temporal Annotation in Language: An ISO Approach, Chapter 1 (Kiyong Lee, Manuscript)
The aim of this course is to learn how to analyze linguistic phenomena based on data extracted from large databases. [1] Students will learn how to use computational tools that automate the annotation and analsyis of text copora;[2] Students will also acquire basic computer programming skills to clean up and manipulate the data structure for the purpose of linguistic exploration; After reviewing key linguistic concepts learned in the prerequisite linguistics course (LING 1811), [3] students will learn how to test existing hypotheses based on the data extracted from large corpora using statistical methods
You will have a total of 10 assignments and 3 exams. All assignments and exams consist of problem-solving questions.
It is important for you to be present for every class. Every homework assignment should be turned in on the due date (or before the due date) in class. Evaluation will be based on the following weight. IMPORTANT: I DO NOT accept late assignments (no exceptions). E-mail submissions WILL NOT be accepted.
Number |
Points |
Total |
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Homework |
10 |
5 (per homework) |
50 |
Exam 1 |
1 |
10 |
10 |
Exam 2 |
1 |
15 |
15 |
Exam 3 |
1 |
25 |
25 |
Total |
100 |
While students are expected to attend every single class period, there are circumstances that lead to excused absence from the classroom. Excused absences are defined at http://www.duluth.umn.edu/vcaa/ExcusedAbsence.html. To be eligible for an excused absence, students must provide written documents such as doctor's notes and advisor's letters. To encourage your attendance, for each class you miss 1 point will be deducted, but if your attendance is perfect (any absences being excused) you will receive 3 bonus points.
Course Schedule for Spring 2019:
Date |
Topic |
Assignments and Due Dates |
Required Reading |
Jan. 16 (W) | Introduction |
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Jan. 18 (F) | Corpus method and annotation |
Lu, Ch. 1, Lee (ms., Ch. 1) |
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Jan. 21 (M) | No Class |
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Jan. 23 (W) | Text processing (command line) |
Lu, Ch. 2 |
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Jan. 25 (F) | Text processing (command line) |
Lu, Ch. 2 |
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Jan. 28 (M) | Text processing (command line) |
Assignment 1, Due Feb. 4 (F) |
Lu, Ch. 2 |
Jan. 30 (W) | Lexical annotation |
Lu, Ch. 3 |
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Feb. 1 (F) | Lexical annotation |
Lu, Ch. 3 |
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Feb. 4 (M) | Lexical annotation |
Assignment 2, Due Feb. 11 (M) |
Lu, Ch. 3 |
Feb. 6 (W) | Lexical analysis |
Lu, Ch. 4 |
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Feb. 8 (F) | Lexical analysis |
Lu, Ch. 4 |
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Feb. 11 (M) | Lexical analysis |
Assignment 3, Due Feb. 18 (M) |
Lu, Ch. 4 |
Feb. 13 (W) | Syntactic annotation |
Lu, Ch. 5 |
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Feb. 15 (F) | Syntactic annotation |
Lu, Ch. 5 |
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Feb. 18 (M) | Syntactic annotation |
Lu, Ch. 5 |
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Feb. 20 (W) | Syntactic annotation |
Assignment 4, Due Feb. 27 (W) |
Lu, Ch. 5 |
Feb. 22 (F) | Semantic analysis |
Lu, Ch. 6 |
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Feb. 25 (M) | Semantic analysis |
Lu, Ch. 6 |
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Feb. 27 (W) | Semantic anlaysis |
Lu, Ch. 6 |
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Mar. 1 (F) | Exam 1 |
Lu, Ch 1 ~ Ch 6 |
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Mar. 4 (M) | Statisitcal methods |
Brezina, Ch. 1 |
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Mar. 6 (W) | Statistical methods |
Brezina, Ch. 1 |
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Mar. 8 (F) | Statistical methods |
Assignment 5, Due Mar. 18 (M) |
Brezina, Ch. 1 |
Mar. 11 (M) | No Class |
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Mar. 13 (W) | No Class |
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Mar. 15 (F) | No Class |
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Mar. 18 (M) | Frequency and dispersion |
Brezina, Ch. 2 |
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Mar. 20 (W) | Frequency and dispersion |
Brezina, Ch. 2 |
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Mar. 22 (F) | Frequency and dispersion |
Assignment 6. Due Mar. 29 (F) |
Brezina, Ch. 2 |
Mar. 25 (M) | Collocations and keywords |
Brezina, Ch. 3 |
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Mar. 27 (W) | Collocations and keywords |
Brezina, Ch. 3 |
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Mar. 29 (F) | Collocations and keywords |
Assignment 7, Due Apr. 5 (F) |
Brezina, Ch. 3 |
Apr. 1 (M) | Complex models |
Brezina, Ch. 4 |
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Apr. 3 (W) | Complex models |
Brezina, Ch. 4 |
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Apr. 5 (F) | Complex models |
Assignment 8, Due Apr. 12 (F) |
Brezina, Ch. 4 |
Apr. 8 (M) | Correlation and clusters |
Brezina, Ch. 5 |
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Apr. 10 (W) | Correlation and clusters |
Brezina, Ch. 5 |
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Apr. 12 (F) | Correlation and clusters |
Assignment 9, Due Apr. 22 (M) |
Brezina, Ch. 5 |
Apr. 15 (M) | Individual and social variation |
Brezina, Ch. 6 |
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Apr. 17 (W) | No Class |
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Apr. 19 (F) | No Class |
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Apr. 22 (M) | No class |
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Apr. 24 (W) | Exam 2 |
Brezina, Ch. 1 ~ 4 |
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Apr. 26 (F) | Individual and social variation |
Assignment 10, Due May 1 (W) |
Brezina, Ch. 6 |
Apr. 29 (M) | Individual and social variation |
Brezina, Ch. 6 |
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May 1 (W) | Diachronic data |
Brezina, Ch. 7 |
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May 3 (F) | Diachronic data |
Brezina, Ch. 7 |
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Final Exam (Take-home) |
Due May 10, 2019 (4PM) |
Comprehensive |
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