Research seminar, fall 2008

Preliminary program

Week 1 (September 2): Introduction.

Week 2 (September 9): Models for linguistic competence.

Week 3 (September 16): Models for linguistic performance.

Week 4 (September 23): Models for language acquisition and change.
Short reports by students (5 minutes per group).

Week 5 (September 30):
Monday, September 29, 14.00-16.00, in room (13)15.0055!
Niyogi on learnability (presented by T. B.)

Week 6 (October 7): Guest speaker: Gosse Bouma.
Student presentations (group 1)

Week 7 (October 14):
Monday, October 13, 14.00-16.00, in room (13)12.0018!
Student presentations (group 2)

 

October 21: Autumn break.

 

Week 8 (October 28): Iterative learning in OT (G. Jaeger) (presented by T. B.)

Week 9 (November 4): Guest speaker: John Nerbonne
Niyogi on language evolution (presented by T. B.)

Week 10 (November 11): Short reports by students (5-10 minutes per group).
14.00: Guest speaker: George Welling

Week 11 (November 18): Guest speaker: Gertjan van Noord

Week 12 (November 25): Student presentations

Week 13 (December 2): Student presentations

Week 14 (december 9) used only if needed for some purpose.

Deadline for handing in the final essays: January 20.


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