CMU Advanced NLP: Syntax and Semantics

Dive into advanced natural language processing concepts in this comprehensive lecture from CMU's CS 11-711 course. Explore dependency parsing algorithms, feature structures, and subcategorization frames. Gain insights into semantic roles, PropBank, and FrameNet. Examine the question "What is a semantic representation?" and delve into topics such as model-theoretic semantics, formal models, logic, and quantifiers. Learn about theorem provers, theme roles, and diathesis alternation. Enhance your understanding of both syntactic and semantic aspects of NLP through this in-depth presentation by Bob Frederking.

Intro
Methodology
Graphbased dependency parser
Contextfree grammars
Linguistic features
Feature structure
Constraint equations
Example
Verb Arguments
Verb Properties
Unification
Background Knowledge
Semantics
Model theoretic semantics
Formal model
Logic
Quantifiers
True Statements
Theorem Provers
The Problem
The Theme
Roles
Subcategorization Frames
Theme Frames
Diaphysis Alteration