Linguistic annotation and data extraction with XQuery (DH.Schwerpunkt)

Content

This course is meant to introduce students to linguistic annotation and XQuery. No previous linguistic and/or programming knowledge is required. The following main topics will be addressed:

1) Introduction to linguistic annotation
2) Layers of linguistic annotation: morphology, syntax, and semantics
3) XQuery: how to navigate an XML document
4) XQuery: FLWOR expression
5) XQuery: functions

Goals

The aim of the course is twofold:

1) provide the student with the basics of Linguistics that are necessary to perform and properly understand linguistic annotation.

2) learn the basics of XQuery to manipulate XML documents, using BaseX

Course details

Course Name
Linguistic annotation and data extraction with XQuery

Instructor
Giuseppe G. A. Celano

Class Meetings
Paulinum – P-801
Monday 15:15-16:45

Language
English

Availability
Bachelor/Master of Computer Science and  Bachelor/Master of Arts

Prerequisites
English level B2 or higher

Method of Teaching
– Seminar “Linguistic annotation and data extraction with XQuery” (2 SWS) = 30h attendance and 120h self-study
– Praktikum (0 SWS) = 150h Project

Workload
10 LP = 300 working hours