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LING 581 - Computational Linguistics

LING 581: Computational Linguistics (3 units) at San Diego State University. 1 section offered in Spring 2027, with meeting times, instructors, and seat counts. Prerequisites: LING 571 or LING 572 or BDA 572 or CS 200 or CS 160. Counts toward Artificial Intelligence and Human Responsibility, B.S. (2026-27), Artificial Intelligence and Human Responsibility, B.S. (2025-26).

3 units
  • Major
  • Electives
  • Introduction to Computational Linguistics
  • Required Courses
Offered: Summer 2027 (not offered), Spring 2027 (offered), Fall 2026 (unknown)
Basic concepts in computational linguistics including finite-state transducers, n-gram language models, vector space semantics, statistical classifiers, neural nets, and transformers. Applications to parsing, natural language understanding, and large language models.
Prerequisites
LING 571 or LING 572 or BDA 572 or CS 200 or CS 160
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Grading
LCR: Letter Grade with Cr/NC available. The grading default for the class will be letter grade, but students can opt to take it for Cr/NC
Typically offered
Spring
Cross-listed with
CS 581

1 section in Spring 2027

Class #4734· In-person · Open · Letter or CR/NC
10 of 10 seats open
Tue, Thu 11:00 AM-12:15 PM · PG 242

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