Lecture 1: Introduction to Statistical NLP

Topics

• What is NLP?
• Why is it important?
• Challenges for NLP
• Learning goals and topics
• Course logistics and information

Video:

Slides: lecture-01-intro.pdf Download lecture-01-intro.pdf

Reading: JM Ch1 Links to an external site.; Science Links to an external site.

Other Links

• Python Numpy Tutorial Links to an external site.
• Lillian Lee's article Links to an external site. Links to an external site.