Histling discussion group

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Discussion group for historical linguistics.

Organizer: Sally Thomason

FALL 2010 HistLing Discussion Group Schedule:

Oct. 1: Rob Burling on the evolution of lg.
Oct. 15: Terry Szymanski: Computational Linguistics & Ancient Writing ?Scripts?
- (Materials are also posted on the CTools site)
- Rao et al. 2009. Entropic Evidence for Linguistic Structure in the Indus Script. Science 324(5931). 1165.
- Richard Sproat, "Ancient symbols, computational linguistics, and the reviewing practices of the general science journals." Computational Linguistics, 36:3, 2010.
- LanguageLog - "Sproat asks the question" -- with links to various other discussions on this topic.
Oct. 29: (no set agenda yet)
Nov. 12: (no set agenda yet)
Dec. 3: (no set agenda yet)

All meetings are from 2:10 to 3:00 in room 403 Lorch Hall