I have updated the project specification with two clarifications:
* Verb normalisation is context-independent and applies to grammatical forms of the same verb. No general stemming or lemmatisation beyond the specified rules is required.
* Spelling correction uses the normalised vocabulary terms in the index. Insertion of spaces or hyphens is not required for this project, even though it was mentioned as a general possibility in the Week 3 spelling-correction lecture slides.
I have also corrected the relevant sanity-test outputs.
Because Part 1 is due in approximately two hours, any submitted Part 1 output files affected by these clarifications or the corrected sanity-test results will not be marked incorrect. However, please ensure that your Part 2 implementation follows the clarified rules.
Finally, as mentioned in Weeks 1 and 5, there will be no live lecture this Thursday. Consultation sessions will continue as scheduled.
The COMP6714 project specification, covering both Part 1 and Part 2, is now available.
I will go through the specification in this Thursday’s live lecture (i.e., Week 5) and answer any questions you may have.
Next week is Flexi Week, so there will be no live- nor recorded-lectures. Consultation sessions will still run, and you are welcome to attend if you have questions about the project or the lecture content.
A reminder that the COMP6714 assignment (access via Moodle) is due at 5:00pm on Tuesday, 13 October 2026.
Before starting, please read the assignment instructions carefully and review the Week 2 live lecture.
The drop-in consultation sessions are now running. Feel free to attend if you have questions about the assignment or any lecture content. Please check the timetable for available times.