Why does NLP need linguistics? Julia Hockenmaier juliahmr@illinois.edu NLP and Linguistics: Finding the Common Ground 48th ACL, July 2010 Uppsala, Sweden 1
Why do computational linguists need to know about linguistics? 2
Why do language engineers need to know about linguistics? 3
Why do chemical engineers need to know about chemistry? 4
Why do bioengineers need to know about biology? 5
What do bioengineers need to know about biology? 6
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evolution 7
evolution genetics 7
evolution genetics molecular biology 7
evolution genetics molecular biology cell biology 7
evolution genetics molecular biology cell biology taxonomy 7
evolution genetics molecular biology cell biology taxonomy ecology 7
What do language engineers need to know about linguistics? 8
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morphology 9
morphology syntax 9
morphology syntax semantics 9
morphology syntax semantics pragmatics 9
morphology syntax semantics pragmatics language typology 9
morphology syntax semantics pragmatics language typology historical linguistics 9
morphology sociolinguistics syntax semantics pragmatics language typology historical linguistics 9
morphology sociolinguistics syntax semantics pragmatics language typology historical applied linguistics linguistics 9
Why do language engineers need to know about linguistics? 10
Data Descriptions Taxonomies Theories 11
Data Descriptions Taxonomies Theories 12
Data Descriptions Taxonomies Theories 13
Data Descriptions Taxonomies Theories 14
NLP & linguistic theories 15
NLP & linguistic theories transformational grammar 15
NLP & linguistic theories optimality theory transformational grammar 15
NLP & linguistic theories optimality theory transformational grammar Gricean Maxims 15
NLP & linguistic theories optimality theory transformational grammar Gricean Maxims Many linguistic theories provide very useful descriptions of linguistic phenomena. 15
NLP & linguistic theories optimality theory transformational grammar Gricean Maxims Many linguistic theories provide very useful descriptions of linguistic phenomena. But they often don ʼ t provide precise computational recipes for dealing with these phenomena. 15
NLP & linguistic theories optimality theory transformational grammar Gricean Maxims Many linguistic theories provide very useful descriptions of linguistic phenomena. But they often don ʼ t provide precise computational recipes for dealing with these phenomena. 15
What do computational biologists need to know about biology? 16
What do biologists need to know about computational biology? 17
As much as possible. Biology won ʼ t be the same anymore. 18
What do linguists need to know about CL & NLP ? 19
What do linguists need to know about CL & NLP ? As much as possible. Linguistics shouldn ʼ t be the same anymore. 19
What I ʼ d like from linguists 20
What I ʼ d like from linguists 1) Data, data, data... 20
What I ʼ d like from linguists 1) Data, data, data... 2) Descriptions and taxonomies of linguistic phenomena 20
What I ʼ d like from linguists 1) Data, data, data... 2) Descriptions and taxonomies of linguistic phenomena 3) Textbooks for my students 20
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