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Syllabus for
Linguistics 580E,F,I Seminar on
Lexical Ambiguity Spring 2006 |
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Professor: |
William Lewis |
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Time & Location: |
W 3:30-5:50, GWN 201 |
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Office: |
Padelford A-215 |
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Hours: |
Tu 5:00-6:00 (MGH 287), Th 2:15-3:15 |
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Office Phone: |
616-5728 |
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Please
include "Ling 580" in the subject line. |
Seminar Description:
We will look at ambiguity, specifically lexical ambiguity, from multiple perspectives: psycholinguistic, neurolinguistic, and computational. We will critically examine models of the lexicon, especially those developed by psycholinguists, and will ultimately evaluate how these models might inform implementations.
Course Texts:
There is no course textbook. Miscellaneous readings will be assigned as required.
Prerequisites: Graduate standing (or consent of instructor).
Grading:
Class presentation: 40%
Term paper: 50%
Class participation: 10%
Tentative Course Schedule:
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Date |
Topic |
Reading/Homework
Assignments |
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1 |
3/29 (slides) |
Introduction Terminology The unanswered questions Selecting a vocabulary |
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2 |
4/5 (Ke ppt) |
The puzzle of ambiguity Emergence of lexical ambiguity Lexical acquisition - Learning word-to-meaning mappings |
Ke
2004, Chapter 2 (in particular)
(Zhengbo) Siskind
1996 (David GG) |
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3 |
4/12 (Slides) |
Behavior and the lexicon - Processing ambiguous words, multi-sense activation - Priming and neighborhood effects |
Swinney
1979 (Shauna) Tanenhaus et al 1979 (Steve) |
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4 |
4/19 (F&H) (M&C) |
Behavior and the lexicon (con’t) - Semantic Priming - Tip of the tongue - Interactions |
Miozzo
& Caramazza 1997 (Ping) |
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5 |
4/26 (G92a) (Mac) |
Behavior and the lexicon (con’t) - Interactions Models of the lexicon |
Garrett 1992a (Anna) MacDonald 1993 (Josh J.) Paper abstracts due by 5/1 |
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6 |
5/1 (G92b) (Mc&C) |
Disorders and aphasia - Disorders of lexical selection - Category-specific semantic deficits Models of the lexicon |
Garrett 1992b (Brian) McRae
& Cree 2002 (Derek) |
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7 |
5/10 (CE00) |
Neuroimaging - Word category errors - Lexical ambiguity resolution Models of the lexicon |
Chwilla
and Kolk 2002 (Michael T.) Coney
& Evans 2000 (Chris) Swaab
et al 2002 (Al) |
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8 |
5/19 (H89) (S96) |
The evolution of the Sign Emergence of the lexicon Multi-agent models of ambiguity,
artificial life |
Hurford
1989 (Laurel) Steels 1996 (Achim) |
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9 |
5/24 |
Metonomy and automated processing,
knowledge structures Control Languages, Control
Vocabularies, Semantic Web |
Mike O. – topic:
Metonomy Paper: Markert &
Hahn 2002 |
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10 |
5/31 (SW) |
Models of the lexicon Degrees and distributions of
ambiguity |
Papers due Monday, 6/5, 11:59 p.m. Jonathan – topic:
Lexical Ambiguity Control Papers: Ke 2006 (see message board) |
References:
Garrett, M. F. (1992a). Lexical retrieval processes: Semantic field effects. In: Frames, fields and contrasts: New essays in semantic and lexical organization. E. Kittay & A. Lehrer (Eds.). Hillsdale, NJ, Erlbaum.
Garrett, M. F. (1992b). Disorders of lexical selection. Cognition, 42, 143-180.
McRae, K, & Cree, G. S. (2002). Factors underlying category-specific semantic deficits. In E. M. E. Forde & G. W. Humphreys (Eds.), Category-specificity in brain and mind. East Sussex, UK: Psychology Press - Electronic?
Siskind, J. M. (1996). A computational study of cross-situational techniques for learning word-to-meaning mappings. Cognition 61, 39-91.
Swinney, D. A. (1979). Lexical access during sentence comprehension. (Re)-consideration of context effects. Journal of Verbal Learning and Verbal Behavior 18, 645-659.
Tanenhaus, M. K., J. M. Leiman, and M. S. Seidenberg (1979). Evidence for multiple stages in the processing of ambiguous words in syntactic contexts. Journal of Verbal Learning and Verbal Behavior 18, 427-440.