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Natural Language Processing in Python (S Bird, E Klein, E Loper, 2009.)
- Subject notes
INDICATIVE KEY LEARNING RESOURCES
The key learning resource is the Natural Language Toolkit and associated data and documentation, available from nltk.org. Readings and worksheets will be posted online. Lecture recordings will be available.
CAREERS / INDUSTRY LINKS
This subject is relevant to careers in the sciences and humanities that involve analysis of written language such as investigating the effectiveness of media campaigns as reflected in blog posts, or identifying the required reading age of a document, or translating information needs into database queries. Students will work with substantial quantities of real world data and gain experience working with language as it is used in popular culture.
- Breadth options
This subject is available as breadth in the following courses:
- Available through the Community Access Program
About the Community Access Program (CAP)
This subject is available through the Community Access Program (also called Single Subject Studies) which allows you to enrol in single subjects offered by the University of Melbourne, without the commitment required to complete a whole degree.
Entry requirements including prerequisites may apply. Please refer to the CAP applications page for further information.
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Last updated: 27 April 2024