LING 32: LANG & COMP

University of California, Santa Barbara

Overview of how computers learn, understand, and generate human language, a nd how computers can be used to assist in the scientific study of language. Focus on building conceptual understanding of how language can be represen ted and processed by computers, what aspects of human language present chal lenges for these approaches, how linguists use computers to study language, and the role of language technologies in society. No technical background assumed.