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 2021 |
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Course number | Course title | Section | Instructor | Days | Time | Room | |
CAS LX 394 | Introduction to Programming for Computational Linguistics | web | A1 | Hagstrom | TR | 12:30-1:45 | NIP (remote) |
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 GRS LX 694; Also offered as MET LX 594] | |||||||
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CAS LX 422 | Intermediate Syntax: Modeling Syntactic Knowledge | web | A1 | Hagstrom | TR | 3:30-4:45 | NIP (remote) |
LX724A1 | Hagstrom | M | 2:30-3:20 | NIP (remote) | |||
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 GRS LX 722] | |||||||
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