Paul HagstromAssociate Professor of Linguistics
Director of Undergraduate Studies
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BA, Physics and Mathematics, Carleton College
PhD, Linguistics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Professor Hagstrom's research interests are in syntax, semantics, and language acquisition.
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Spring 2019 |
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Course number | Course title | Section | Instructor | Days | Time | Room | |
GRS LX 650 | Crosslinguistic Approaches to Language Acquisition | web | A1 | Hagstrom | TR | 3:30-4:45 | CAS 312 |
Exploration, within the framework of generative grammar, of how similarities and differences in the acquisition patterns of syntax, semantics, and morphology across typologically diverse languages provide key evidence about the essential nature of first and second language acquisition. [Prereq: CAS LX 250 Introduction to Linguistics or consent of instructor] | |||||||
[Meets with CAS LX 350] | |||||||
GRS LX 694 | Introduction to Programming for Computational Linguistics | web | A1 | Hagstrom | M | 2:30-5:15 | CAS 229 |
Introduction to computational techniques to explore linguistic models and test empirical claims. Serves as an introduction to programming, algorithms, and data structures, focused on modern applications to NLP. Topics include tagging and classification, parsing models, meaning representation, and information extraction. Note: Intended for students with no background in computer programming. Cannot be taken concurrently with or after CAS CS 111. [Prereq: CAS LX 250 or consent of instructor] | |||||||
[Meets with CAS LX 394] | |||||||
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Fall 2019 (tentative) |
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Course number | Course title | Section | Instructor | Days | Time | Room | |
GRS LX 621 | Syntax: Introduction to Sentential Structure | A1 | Hagstrom | TR | 11-12:15 | TBA | |
Introduction to syntax as an object of inquiry. Students build an increasingly sophisticated model of syntactic knowledge to account for data from English and other languages, constructing and evaluating alternative hypotheses about how sentence structure works. [Prereq: CAS LX 250 Introduction to Linguistics or consent of instructor. Please note that this course cannot be taken for credit towards the MA or PhD program in Linguistics.] | |||||||
[Meets with CAS LX 321; Previously offered as CAS LX 522 "Syntax I"] | |||||||
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GRS LX 754 | Acquisition of Syntax | A1 | Hagstrom | TR | 2-3:15 | TBA | |
Exploration of the character and course of acquisition of syntactic knowledge in both first and second language contexts. Covers methodological principles for conducting studies and analyzing data, and topics such as development of verb movement, binding theory, and tense. [Prereq: CAS LX 321/ GRS LX 621 Syntax: Introduction to Sentential Structure (or CAS LX 522) or consent of instructor] | |||||||
[Meets with CAS LX 454; Previously offered as CAS LX 540 "Acquisition of Syntax"] | |||||||
Spring 2020 (tentative) |
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Course number | Course title | Section | Instructor | Days | Time | Room | |
GRS LX 694 | Introduction to Programming for Computational Linguistics | A1 | Hagstrom | M | 2:30-5:15 | TBA | |
Introduction to computational techniques to explore linguistic models and test empirical claims. Serves as an introduction to programming, algorithms, and data structures, focused on modern applications to NLP. Topics include tagging and classification, parsing models, meaning representation, and information extraction. Note: Intended for students with no background in computer programming. Cannot be taken concurrently with or after CAS CS 111. [Prereq: CAS LX 250 or consent of instructor] | |||||||
[Meets with CAS LX 394] | |||||||
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GRS LX 722 | Intermediate Syntax: Modeling Syntactic Knowledge | A1 | Hagstrom | TR | 2-3:15 | TBA | |
Using linguistic data drawn from a wide variety of languages, students develop a precise model of syntactic knowledge through evaluation of hypotheses and arguments. Exploration of major discoveries and phenomena from the linguistic literature. [Prereq: CAS LX 321 / GRS LX 621 Syntax: Introduction to Sentential Structure (or CAS LX 522) or consent of instructor.] | |||||||
[Meets with CAS LX 422] |