Natural Language Processing  Language Understanding, Language Modeling and Language Generation Topic Modeling  Basic Topic Modeling  Hierarchical Topic Modeling Neural Text Generation Ali Xiaomi Supplement & Reference

Chapter 1 Introduction Chapter 2 Phonology Chapter 3 Morphology Chapter 4 Syntax Chapter 5 Semantics Chapter 6 Pragmatics Chapter 7 Language Change Chapter 8 Language and society Chapter 9 Language and culture Chapter 10 Language acquisition Chapter 11 Second Language Acquisition

1.1 The nature of language 1.2 The properties of human language 1.3 The functions of language 1.4 The origin of language 1.5 The development of writing 1.6 The scope of linguistics

• Approaches to language teaching • 1,An overview of language teaching • a, History • b, Different approaches • 2,The relation of linguistics to language teaching . • a, Relation • b, The definition of applied linguistics • C, language teaching method and linguistic theories

1.Dialect varieties 1) ethnic dialect 2) language and gender 3) Pidgin and Creole 4) bilingualism and diglossia 2.Register : 1) field and course 2)mode of discourse 3)tenor of discourse 3.Language and Culture 1) Definition of culture 2) The relationship between Language and Culture 3) Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis

◼ LC at the Phonological Level ◼ Research Method ◼ The Structure of Speech ◼ Perception of Isolated Speech Segments ◼ Perception of Continuous Speech ◼ Perception of Written Language ◼ LC at the Lexical Level ◼ Dimensions of Word knowledge ◼ Organization of the Internal Lexicon ◼ Models of Lexical Access ◼ Implications ◼ LC at the Sentence Level ◼ Comprehension of Sentence ◼ Sentence Memory For Sentences ◼ LC at the Discourse Level ◼ Comprehension of Discourse ◼ Memory for Discourse ◼ Educational Implications ◼ **Blending Theory and Discourse ◆ This analysis of language comprehension into four levels of processing is for convenience of exposition; it does not necessarily mean that we process language in a strictly serial manner

 Business Process Modeling Notation (BPMN)  Business Process Executive Language (BPEL)  XML Process Definition Language (XPDL)  Brief Comparison  References

Chapter one 1. Definition of language There is no universally accepted definition of language. But one definition is more popular language is a system of arbitrary vocal symbols used for human communication.(语言是人类用 来交际的具有任意性的语音符号体系。)

before. Talking with people is one of my favorite activities, so being able to speak a new language lets me meet new people, participate in conversations, and form new, unforgettable friendships. Now that I speak a foreign language, instead of staring into space when English is being spoken, I can participate and make friends. I am able to reach out to others and bridge the gap between my language and culture and theirs

I. The Definition of language II. Design Features of language III. Functions of language