Spoken Language Processing (CS 4706), Spring 2006 |
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CEPSR 415 |
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Wed 4:00-6:00, CEPSR 705 |
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julia [at] cs.columbia.edu |
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212-939-7114 |
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agus [at] cs.columbia.edu |
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212-939-7122 |
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This course introduces students to research in spoken language in computational linguistics, aka natural language processing (NLP). We will study the different `meanings' that can be conveyed by the way that speakers produce sentences, techniques for analyzing spoken language, methods of developing speech technologies, and applications of such technologies in the real world, such as text-to-speech systems, speech recognizers, spoken dialogue systems, and detectors for various types of emotional speech. NB: This course can be counted as a PhD elective in Advanced AI . It is a requirement for the MS NLP Track. There are no official prerequisites for this course except Data Structures or equivalent, and no prior knowledge of NLP will be assumed.
Required readings: Acoustic
& Auditory Phonetics by Keith Johnson, and selected chapters from Speech and Language
Processing by Jurafsky and Martin (check out the errata for
the first edition). Both are available from Morningside Bookstore and will also
be on reserve in the library.
Note that ‘*’ indicates an optional reading.
Midterm and final; 4 lab homeworks; a 5-page critical essay (see below). The Speech Lab is available for use in homeworks on a signup basis.
Grading:
40% Homeworks
10% Critical essay
20% Midterm Exam
30% Final Exam
Late policy:
Each student starts the semester with 5
late days. Students use up late days when they turn in homework anytime
after the due date and time. For
example, if homework is due at
Late days can be used for both the homeworks and the critical essay.
(Note: Weekdays and
weekends all count equally in the late day calculation.)
Critical Essay:
• It should be about the full set of readings for any lecture topic
with multiple papers assigned.
• It should include regular and optional articles.
• You should compare and contrast each of the articles, expressing
your opinion on what you think is good or bad about them.
• It should be at least 5 pages.
• Due: Monday, May 1, 2006, by 2:40pm.
• Submission: by e-mail to agus [at] cs.columbia.edu
with the exact subject "CS4706 Critical Essay".
Please name the file with your cs account id (eg, ag2251.pdf).
Use PDF if possible, although other formats are okay.
Extra-credit:
Submit one good question about the assigned reading before the start of
each lecture, by e-mail to agus [at] cs.columbia.edu
and with the exact subject "CS4706 Question".
Copying or paraphrasing someone's work (code included), or permitting your own work to be copied or paraphrased, even if only in part, is not allowed, and will result in an automatic grade of 0 for the entire assignment or exam in which the copying or paraphrasing was done. Your grade should reflect your own work. If you believe you are going to have trouble completing an assignment, please talk to the professor in advance of the due date.
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W Jan 18 |
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M Jan 23 |
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W Jan 25 |
Johnson, Ch. 1-2 |
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M Jan 30 |
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W Feb 1 |
J&M 4-4.2 |
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M Feb 6 |
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W Feb 8 |
Listen to the ToBI examples |
HW1 due |
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M Feb 13 |
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W Feb 15 |
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M Feb 20 |
J&M, 4.6; Fackrell&Skut04 |
HW2 due |
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W Feb 22 |
HW1: Good thermometers! |
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M Feb 27 |
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W Mar 1 |
J&M, 18.3, 19.4 |
HW3a due |
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M Mar 6 |
Midterm Exam |
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M Mar 8 |
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M Mar 20 |
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W Mar 22 |
HW3b due |
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M Mar 27 |
J&M, 19.5-6 (new version) |
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W Mar 29 |
J&M, 19.1-3,9 (new version) |
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M Apr 3 |
J&M, 19.7 (new version) |
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W Apr 5 |
J&M, 19.4 (new version) |
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M Apr 10 |
HW3c due |
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W Apr 12 |
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M Apr 17 |
Cowie00, *Pereira00, Schroeder01, *Bosch00, Burkhardt00, Ang02 ,*Gobl&Chasaide03 |
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W Apr 19 |
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M Apr 24 |
HW4 due |
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W Apr 26 |
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M May 1 |
No Class |
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Critical Essays due |
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May 2-4 |
Study Days |
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May 10 |
Final Exam: 1:10-4:00pm CEPSR 415 |
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