2. Vectors and matrices: word meaning for advanced access

Part 2 introduces the core ideas to represent word meaning by vectors, including a respective match between linguistics and information science.

 

Expected learning outcome
  • Understand the difference between vectors, matrices, vector space, vector field.
  • Understand bicomponential theories of word meaning.
  • Get a grasp of term weighting to distribute content in vector space.
  • See the link between distributed content vs. lexical fields in semantics.
Level of advancement Intermediate.
Elements in this Part
  1. Recorded lecture.
  2. Supplementary reading: Turney and Pantel’s article on vector space semantics.
Chronological order  Recorded lecture should precede Supplementary reading: Turney and Pantel’s article on vector space semantics.

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Estimated time required  Approximately 4.5 hours