LIN 539 - Mathematical Methods in Linguistics

An overview of the mathematical foundations of theoretical and computational linguistics. Topics covered include set theory, morphisms, logic and model theory, algebra, lattices, lambda calculus, probability theory, information theory, and basics of formal language theory. A strong emphasis is put on the linguistic application of the mathematical concepts in the student and analysis of natural language data

0-3 credits

Grading Letter graded (A, A-, B+, etc.)

Repeatable May be repeated for credit.