History of the Language Sciences

Framing Discussion and Introductions
For our first meeting, we will read two short published papers to frame this year's emphasis on the relationship between linguistics and information science: Frederick Jelinek's retrospective, "Some of my Best Friends Are Linguists," and Fernando Pereira's essay, "Formal Grammar and Information Theory: Together Again?" We plan, also, to set aside time for (re-)introductions to begin the year.