29.150, Calls: Cog Sci, Comp Ling, Philosophy of Lang, Pragmatics/Germany

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Subject: 29.150, Calls: Cog Sci, Comp Ling, Philosophy of Lang, Pragmatics/Germany

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Date: Mon, 08 Jan 2018 18:43:38
From: Ralf Klabunde [klabunde at linguistics.rub.de]
Subject: Computational Models of Language Generation and Processing in Pragmatics

 
Full Title: Computational Models of Language Generation and Processing in Pragmatics 
Short Title: CoMPrag2018 

Date: 26-Sep-2018 - 28-Sep-2018
Location: Bochum, Germany 
Contact Person: Ralf Klabunde
Meeting Email: compprag18 at linguistics.rub.de
Web Site: http://www.linguistics.rub.de/CoMPrag2018 

Linguistic Field(s): Cognitive Science; Computational Linguistics; Philosophy of Language; Pragmatics 

Call Deadline: 01-Jun-2018 

Meeting Description:

The workshop “Computational Models of Language Generation and Processing in
Pragmatics” will take place at Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Germany, on September
26-28, 2018.

Computational pragmatics, understood as an interdisciplinary field at the
interface between Linguistics, Cognitive Science, Artificial Intelligence and
Philosophy provides computational models of pragmatic reasoning that are
intrinsically tied to experimentally collected data and their analysis. It
covers different aspects of pragmatic reasoning, and it might be understood as
an interdisciplinary endeavor to understand how contextual information
influences the production and interpretation of utterances. 

With this workshop, we are primarily targeting contributions that develop
computational models as a method that advances our understanding of cognitive
and neural processes underlying language use. In particular, the workshop will
provide a forum for the discussion of methodological questions and related
theoretical issues that arise for researchers working at the interface between
computational modelling and experimental research. Topics of the workshop
include, but are not limited to, the following issues:  

- Implicature calculation and its implementation in NLP systems: methods and
experimental insights 
- interaction of implicature calculation with information structure, discourse
relations, dialogue management etc.
- Computational models of reference and their experimental backing
- Pragmatic constraints on content selection in natural language generation
- Computational models of experimental data in pragmatic processing 
- Computational systems as a means for experimental research
- Neuro- and psycholinguistic investigation of pragmatic processes and their
computational models

Invited Speakers:

Philip Cohen (Voicebox.com)
Raquel Fernández (University of Amsterdam)
Christopher Potts (Stanford University)
Ehud Reiter (University of Aberdeen)
Hannah Rhode (University of Edinburgh)


Call for Papers:

We invite submissions of extended abstracts (2 pages), outlining original
research and innovative approaches, to be sent to: 
compprag18 at linguistics.rub.de .

For more information, please consult the workshop web page at
http://www.linguistics.rub.de/CoMPrag2018

Important Dates:

June 1: Deadline for submissions
August 1:  Notification of acceptance
September 1: Camera-ready versions of the submissions
September 26-28: Workshop

Organizing Committee:

Anton Benz (ZAS, Berlin, Germany)
Michael Franke (Tübingen University, Germany)
Christoph Hesse (ZAS, Berlin, Germany)
Ralf Klabunde (Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Germany)
Matthias Unterhuber (Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Germany)
Markus Werning (Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Germany)




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