The Computational Foundations of Linguistic Creativity

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The course is an introduction to computational creativity, with focus on linguistic creativity. It explores the middle ground between the worlds of human and machine creativity, covering both analysis and production of such creative linguistic aspects as metaphor. Course books: (1) Tony Veale: Hand-made by machines, available at http://robotcomix.com. and (2) Tony Veale. Exploding the creativity myth: The Computational Foundations of Linguistic Creativity. Bloomsbury Academic, 2012.

Koe

23.10.2014 09.00 B123
Vuosi Lukukausi Päivämäärä Periodi Kieli Vastuuhenkilö
2014 syksy 02.09-16.10. 1-1 Englanti Hannu Toivonen

Luennot

Aika Huone Luennoija Päivämäärä
Ti 14-16 C222 Tony Veale 02.09.2014-16.10.2014
To 14-16 C222 Tony Veale 02.09.2014-16.10.2014

Harjoitusryhmät

Group: 1
Aika Huone Ohjaaja Päivämäärä Huomioitavaa
To 12-14 C123 Oskar Gross 08.09.2014—17.10.2014

Information for international students

The course will be held in English.

Yleistä

The course is an introduction to computational creativity, with focus on linguistic creativity. It explores the middle ground between the worlds of human and machine creativity, covering both analysis and production of such creative linguistic aspects as metaphor.

Some of the topics covered in the course (the list is incomplete):

  • Introduction to Computational Creativity, its philosophy and goals
  • Introduction to Linguistic Creativity as a Computational Phenomenon
  • Creative Language as an Exploitation of Norms (and The Theory of Norms and Exploitations: TNE)
  • Stereotypes, Norms and knowledge-representation
  • Affect, Sentiment, Incongruity
  • N-Gram models of language
  • Linguistic "Readymades"
  • N-Gram repositories as Lexicalized Idea Spaces
  • Exploring Lexicalized Idea Spaces for language-driven innovation
  • Twitterbots and Mere Generation
  • Transcending Mere Generation in CC Twitterbots (e.g. metaphor-generating twitterbots)

P.S. Check out the metaphor-generating Twitterbot @metaphormagnet, unleashed by Tony Veale!

Kurssin suorittaminen

The course does not have exams or separate exams. The grade for the course is obtained by completing tasks given during the course.

Kirjallisuus ja materiaali

Course books: 

  1. Tony Veale: Hand-made by machines, available at http://robotcomix.com
  2. Tony Veale. Exploding the creativity myth: The Computational Foundations of Linguistic Creativity. Bloomsbury Academic, 2012.

In addition to the books above, additional materials will be given for reading during the course (below)

Lecture Slides