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Graduate Course: GF (Grammatical Framework)
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Aarne Ranta
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[GSLT http://www.gslt.hum.gu.se],
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[NGSLT http://ngslt.org/],
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and
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[Department of Computer Science and Engineering http://www.chalmers.se/cse/EN/],
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Chalmers University of Technology and Gothenburg University.
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Autumn Term 2007.
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=News=
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21/8 Course mailing list started.
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To subscribe, send a mail to ``gf-subscribe at gslt hum gu se``
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(replacing spaces by dots except around the word at, where the spaces
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are just removed, and the word itself is replaced by the at symbol).
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20/8/2007 [Schedule http://www.gslt.hum.gu.se/courses/schedule.html].
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The course will start on Thursday 13 September in Room C430 at the Humanities
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Building of Gothenburg University ("Humanisten").
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=Purpose=
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[GF http://www.cs.chalmers.se/~aarne/GF/]
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(Grammatical Framework) is a grammar formalism, i.e. a special-purpose
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programming language for writing grammars. It is suitable for many
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natural language processing tasks, in particular,
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- multilingual applications
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- systems where grammar-based components are needed for e.g.
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parsing, translation, or speech recognition
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The goal of the course is to develop an understanding of GF and
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practical skills in using it.
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=Contents=
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The course consists of two modules. The first module is a one-week
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intensive course (during the first intensive week of GSLT), which
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is as such usable as a one-week intensive course for doctoral studies.
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The second module is an independent programming project, written
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by each student (possibly working in groups) during the Autumn term.
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This module ends with a three days' meeting where the projects are
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presented and discussed.
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The first module goes through the basics of GF, including
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- using the GF programming language
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- writing multilingual grammars
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- using the
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[GF resource grammar library http://www.cs.chalmers.se/~aarne/GF/lib/resource-1.0/doc/]
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- generating speech recognition systems from GF grammars
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- using embedded grammars as components of software systems
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The lectures follow the
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[GF Tutorial http://www.cs.chalmers.se/~aarne/GF/doc/tutorial/gf-tutorial2.html].
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**There will be a new version of the Tutorial available around 10 September**.
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Those who just want to do the first module will write a simple application
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as their course work during the intensive week.
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Those who continue with the second module will choose a more substantial
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project. Possible topics are
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- building a dialogue system by using GF
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- implementing a multilingual document generator
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- experimenting with synthetized multilingual tree banks
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- extending the GF resource grammar library
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=Prerequisites=
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Experience in programming. No earlier natural language processing
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experience is necessary.
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The course is thus suitable both for GSLT and NGSLT students,
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and for graduate students in computer science.
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We will in particular welcome students from the Baltic countries
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who wish to build resources for their own language in GF.
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