| CODE | LIN1022 | ||||||
| TITLE | Talking Machines - A Practical Introduction 2 | ||||||
| UM LEVEL | 01 - Year 1 in Modular Undergraduate Course | ||||||
| MQF LEVEL | 5 | ||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 8 | ||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Institute of Linguistics and Language Technology | ||||||
| DESCRIPTION | This unit is the second part of two units (LIN1021/LIN1022) that focus on HLT applications. This part will continue the in-depth practical introduction through a focus on core areas such as: - text generation - question-answering systems - automatic speech recognition - conversational agents The unit introduces basic concepts, terminology, and methodologies, and, in particular, highlights the links and associations between the various areas both in part 1 and part 2, as well as providing the necessary theoretical grounding. Study-unit Aims This unit builds upon LIN1021 and further presents to the students the field of HLT through areas involving the processing of speech and text, such as text generation, question-answering systems, speech recognition and conversational agents. It provides them with an overview of the area of study, and, in particular, makes them aware of the practical applications of HLT. At the same time, the study-unit helps students link the various strands involved in the twinning of linguistics and computer studies, and especially the areas covered in Part 1. Learning Outcomes 1. Knowledge & Understanding: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - understand basic concepts and terminology in HLT; - be familiar with the various areas of research that fall under HLT; - understand the links between linguistics and ICT on the basis of practical applications; - identify the areas in which HLT plays a role in everyday life. 2. Skills: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - evaluate the merits of different areas of research related to HLT; - appreciate the contribution of HLT to communication and the breadth of scope of this field; - analyse and compare different areas of study and research. Main Text/s and any supplementary readings Jurafsky, Daniel & Martin, James H. (2009). Speech and Language Processing. (2nd edition). Indiana: Prentice Hall [available] |
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| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Lecture and Practicum | ||||||
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| LECTURER/S | Patrizia Paggio Alejandro Ramos Soto Lonneke van der Plas |
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