Computational Models of Discourse
MIT graduate course on automatic discourse processing for natural language and speech systems. Covers discourse structure, models of coherence and cohesion, plan recognition algorithms, and text segmentation, comparing symbolic approaches with machine learning methods. Applications discussed include dialogue systems and automatic essay writing, and the subject counts toward the Artificial Intelligence and Applications concentration. Delivered through MIT OpenCourseWare with lecture materials and readings covering the methods and models used in computational discourse analysis. No enrollment or certificate is offered since OCW publishes course materials for self-study rather than as an instructor-led class, but the full syllabus and materials are freely available online.