Linguistics

Linguistics fundamentals

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What I do

  • Apply linguistic principles to NLP
  • Understand language structure
  • Handle language variation
  • Work with multilingual data

When to use me

Use me when:

  • Building linguistically-informed systems
  • Handling language variation
  • Creating multilingual applications

Key Concepts

Language Components

  • Phonetics: Sound production and perception
  • Phonology: Sound patterns and rules
  • Morphology: Word formation
  • Syntax: Sentence structure
  • Semantics: Meaning
  • Pragmatics: Language use in context

Key Linguistic Theories

  • Chomsky: Transformational grammar, universal grammar
  • Saussure: Signifier/signified, synchronic/diachronic
  • Austin/Searle: Speech act theory
  • Grice: Conversational implicature
  • Halliday: Systemic functional grammar

Language Typology

  • Word order (SVO, SOV, VSO...)
  • Morphological typology (analytic, synthetic, polysynthetic)
  • Case systems
  • Gender and number

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