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

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 * 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. [https://ctools.umich.edu/access/content/group/c7c8001e-5676-47c5-0028-948bba95854c/Indus%20Valley%20Writing%20-%20Oct.%2015%202010/Rao-Indus-1165.pdf Entropic Evidence for Linguistic Structure in the Indus Script]. Science 324(5931). 1165.
+** Richard Sproat, [http://www.cslu.ogi.edu/~sproatr/newindex/lastwords.pdf "Ancient symbols, computational linguistics, and the reviewing practices of the general science journals."] Computational Linguistics, 36:3, 2010.
+** [http://languagelog.ldc.upenn.edu/nll/?p=2636 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)