Language Acquisition Reading Group: the 1st Meeting

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Language Acquisition Reading Group the 1st
Meeting
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Overview of Spring 2001

• 1st round of presentations
• Overview of LA Natasha (Psy)
• Lexical acquisition ?
• Grammar induction Ben (LTI)
• Discourse learning Klaus (LTI)
• Knowledge representation and inferences Michael
  (LTI)
• Linguistics perspective Eric Nyberg (LTI)
• Cognitive Science perspective ?

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Overview of Spring 2001 (contd)

• Invited talks
• Psychology (Cog. Sci.) March coordinated by
  Kenji
• Computer Science April coordinated by Ben
• Other talks
• (tentative) Jan. 30 Allen Gorin (ATT)

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Format

• Meeting every other week, approx. 2 hours each
• Room Newell-Simon Hall 4513 (in LTI)
• LA is divided into 6 tracks
• Reading material is required for each talk
• Web-based distribution at http//www.cs.cmu.edu/b
  enhdj/LARG/bib.html
• Speakers
• Speakers are not assumed to be experts of the
  field
• Speakers with similar interest may want to
  coordinate with each other

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Schedule Discussion

• Proposal move the meetings to Thursday 1700-1900
• Lisa and Michael cant make it at 1600-1800
• Pizza/sandwiches might be possible, but

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Misc.

• Website
• Currently at http//www.cs.cmu.edu/benhdj/LARG
  possible to move under LTI website?
• Online resources (useful links) anyone?
• Mailing list
• Kenji is coordinating with SCS Facilities