Computational Linguistics (Minor)

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LinguisticsUndergrad MinorMIN

Program Information

Minimum Credit Hours

Maximum Credit Hours

Learning Outcomes

Title

Technical Skills

Learning Outcome

Be proficient in the use of technical tools in support of the analysis of language, and be able to work in a team to produce and use those tools.

Title

Artifacts Creation

Learning Outcome

Produce linguistic artifacts (e.g. grammars, lexicons, corpora, portfolios, computer systems, experiments) that draw on knowledge of technical tools in linguistics.

Title

Effective Communication

Learning Outcome

Effectively communicate about technical tools in writing and speaking, including documenting tools produced, describing findings of linguistic analyses and explaining tools or software used in analyses.

Title

Adaptability Skills

Learning Outcome

Develop the ability to learn new skills and techniques quickly, and manage and organize time and attention in a productive manner.

Program Requirements

Note: A maximum of 9 credit hours may double count between the Linguistics BA and the Linguistic Computing minor.

Requirement 1 — Complete 1 of 2 Courses

course - Intro to English Language 3.0

course - Intro to Linguistics (Modern) 3.0

Requirement 2 — Complete 1 of 2 Courses

Note: With permission from minor advisor, this requirement can be fulfilled with additional class from those listed in Requirement 5 for those with prior programming experience.

course - How to Program 3.0

course - Intro to Computer Science 3.0

course - Programming in the Humanities 1 3.0

Requirement 3 — Complete 1 of 3 Courses

course - Introduction to English Linguistic Research Methods 3.0

course - Linguistic Tools 1 3.0

course - Corpus Linguistics 3.0

Requirement 4 — Complete 1 of 2 Courses

course - Text Processing and Analysis 3.0

Requirement 5 — Complete 2 of 8 Courses

course - Voice Interfaces 3.0

course - Tools for Text Processing 3.0

LING 361 - Speech Processing 3.0

LING 440 - Linguistic Tools 2 3.0

LING 480 - Problems in Translation 3.0

LING 485 - Corpus Linguistics 3.0

LING 581 - Natural Lang Processing 3.0

LING 589R - Corpus Linguistics Topics - You may take once 3.0

Other courses in Digital Humanities, Computer Science, Linguistics or other departments that deal with computational linguistics approved by minor advisor.

Ling 480 and 589R must be approved by minor advisor. *Ling 485 may not count for Requirement 5 if used to fulfill Requirement 3.

Either Ling 360 or DigHT 360, but not both, can be counted towards the fulfillment of Requirement 3.

For more information, interested students are encouraged to contact the advisor for the minor program: Earl Brown, 4052 JFSB, 801-422-3970, earl_brown@byu.edu.