Curriculum Vitae for
Robert E. Deal
Objectives
My career focuses on the research, development, and implementation of linguistics driven computational solutions for the analysis of texts, including domain identification, semantic classification, automated entity extraction, and digital lexicography.
Current research issues address topics in computational syllabification, morphology, error correction and orthographic transliteration.
Address: 745 East 200 South
Salt Lake City, Utah 84102
Home Phone: +1 801-548-5063
Cell Phone: +1 801-548-5063
Experience
Attensity Corporation
Computational Linguist - Knowledge Engineer
I am fortunate to work as a linguist for a company that is establishing benchmarks in the field of computational linguists and text mining. Attensity's commitments to linguistics as a driving force in NLP research are exceptional in the industry.
October 2005 - Present
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•building dictionaries
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•known entity extraction
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•writing heuristics
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•analyzing domains/corpora
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•developing event definitions
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•developing analysis tools
“Principled materials development for language maintenance and revitalization”
This presentation was by far the work of Dr. M. Christison and Prof. Hayes-Harb dealing with the application of L2 principles to endangered language teaching. I was fortunate to have worked with them on the Shoshoni portion of the presentation.
Spring 2006
Education
University of Utah
August 2005 - Present
Program: Graduate
Major: Theoretical
Linguistics
GPA: 3.8
Honors: Dean’s List
I spent the fall semester focusing on getting my TESOL Certification. During this time I continued to focus on syntactic issues and specifically issues of incorporation and categorical change. I also managed to further my work in Shoshoni orthography and phonology. I plan to defend my thesis in the spring of 2008.
References
Provided Upon Request
August 2003 - April 2005
University of Utah
In the summer of 2003 I began my formal linguist studies in a class on Natural Language processing with Prof. B. Harryhausen visiting from Darmstaat, DE. During my undergraduate work I focused primarily on theoretical syntax, but also managed to do work in endangered languages.
Summer 2004
Program: Undergraduate
Major: Linguistics
GPA: 3.7
Honors: Dean’s List
Subject: Shoshoni
GPA: 3.8
This an eight week "suicide" class in 1st year Shoshoni. My studies with Prof. Mixco at the University of Utah and my early work in orthography issues motivated me to take this summer class. This is my idea of a vacation.
Salt Lake Community College
1984 - 1994, 1999
Major: General Studies
GPA: 3.8
Honors: Dean’s List
President’s List
Completed an Associate of Science in General Studies. Yes, I took the extra math! I began as a Computer Science Major and later changed to general studies. I had already decided that my focus would be language and computers. I studied at nights off and on for the duration of the time I was there.
Idaho State University
Columbia Bible College
1982 - 1984
Subject: Koine Greek
Two year course in Koine (biblical) Greek. This was my first experience with college level classes and the 1st step in what had been a dream of mine since high school. By the end of the second year I could read the writings of John directly from the Greek text.
University of Utah
Research Assistant - Wick R. Miller Archival Project
This involved the task of organizing, cataloging, and transcribing the field notes and recordings collected by Wick Miller among the Gosiute Tribe in western Utah in the 1960s.
Fall 2004 - Spring 2005
Presentations and
Publications
E-Meld Conference on Language Ontology
"Computational Solution to Shoshoni Orthography Issues"
I presented my design and development for the Shoshoni transcription project and participated in the panel discussions dealing with language ontology for the E-Meld Project at the Harvard Campus in Cambridge.
Summer 2005
University of California - Davis
Transcription Assistant - Harrington-Serano Project
This was my first opportunity to do academic research. I worked documenting the field notes of JP Harrington regarding his observations among the Serano tribe in 19XX - XX.
Summer 2003 - Fall 2004
Scholarships
Wick R. Miller Grant
Fall 2004
This grant was awarded to me as an undergraduate committed to the study and preservation of endangered languages by the Wick R. Miller Endowment.
Special Studies
Professional Grant Writing
Conference on Endangered Languages - CELCNA
Professional Development Class
In an effort to aid continued research and development in linguists, I committed to taking two classes in grant writing. One was a semester long course and the other a professional development seminar.
"Shoshoni (SHH) Final Consonant Segments: a latent segment analysis"
This paper addresses the various final segment types in SHH within an Optimality Theoretic Framework and in light of the Zoll (1994, 96, 98) proposed analysis. This analysis eliminates a need to determine underlying latency or full segment status of the phonemes. This analysis offers a unified account of the final segments.
University of Utah - Student Conference in Linguistics
Spring 2008
"Issues in Contrasting Shoshoni Orthographies"
The Shoshoni language utilizes two major and several minor orthographic representations. This paper examines some of the issues surrounding these representations and their potential effects on revitalization efforts.
University of Utah - Student Conference in Linguistics
Spring 2004
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