29.2419, Calls: Computational Linguistics, Psycholinguistics/Germany

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Subject: 29.2419, Calls: Computational Linguistics, Psycholinguistics/Germany

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Date: Tue, 05 Jun 2018 13:13:47
From: Sara Beck [sara.beck at uni-tuebingen.de]
Subject: Psycholinguistic and Computational Perspectives on Non-compositional Meaning in Phrases

 
Full Title: Psycholinguistic and Computational Perspectives on Non-compositional Meaning in Phrases 
Short Title: Non-comp Workshop 18 

Date: 29-Nov-2018 - 30-Nov-2018
Location: Tübingen, Germany 
Contact Person: Ruth Keßler
Meeting Email: ruth.kessler at uni-tuebingen.de
Web Site: https://noncompworkshop.github.io/ 

Linguistic Field(s): Computational Linguistics; Psycholinguistics 

Call Deadline: 17-Jun-2018 

Meeting Description:

The traditional view on the construction of phrasal meaning is compositional
(i.e., the meaning of individual words is combined into phrasal meaning). For
a considerable part of language, however, meaning cannot be directly derived
via meaning composition of the individual constituent words of a phrase.
Examples of such non-compositional phrases are idioms (e.g., to be on cloud
nine), metaphors, (e.g., a blossoming mind), phrasal verbs (e.g. dig into
something), prepositional phrases (e.g., on the other hand), adjective-noun
phrases (e.g., black coffee), and compounds (e.g., pineapple). While such
examples of non-compositional language are ubiquitous in language use, there
is not yet consensus on how these phrases should be represented in
psycholinguistic and computational models of processing. It is precisely this
non-compositionality that raises important questions for models of meaning,
such as: 

- How are such phrases represented and comprehended, and to what extent do the
individual constituents contribute to phrasal meaning? 
- How is meaning constitution impacted by language development (i.e., first
and second language acquisition)? 
- How does context impact access to non-compositional meaning? 

Both computational and psycholinguistic approaches attempt to help us better
model the bridge between form and meaning, and this workshop provides a
platform for resolving interdisciplinary differences and encouraging
cross-talk between junior and senior researchers. Particularly, we aim to ask
how psycholinguistic modeling of non-compositional meaning can inform
computational linguistic models and vice versa.

Invited Speakers:

Inbal Arnon, Hebew University of Jerusalem
Johan Bos, University of Groningen
Cristina Cacciari, University of Modena
Gareth Carrol, University of Birmingham
Aurelie Herbelot, University of Trento


2nd Call for Papers:

Psycholinguistic and Computational Perspectives on Non-compositional Meaning
in Phrases: November 29-30, 2018: University of Tuebingen, Germany
Abstract submission by June 17

Organized by the SFB 833 and associates at the University of Tuebingen, for
detailed information see: https://noncompworkshop.github.io/

Submissions:

For this workshop, we invite submissions for presentation including but not
limited to:
- Processing and representation of non-compositional, conventionalized, or
figurative meaning
- Idioms, conventional metaphors, phrasal verbs, adjective-noun phrases,
prepositional phrases, compound nouns, etc.
- Cross-linguistic perspectives on collocations and other non-compositional
expressions
- Acquisition of phrasal meaning (L1 and L2)
- The impact of context on processing non-compositional meaning
- Challenges of non-compositionality for computational modeling of meaning,
including logic-based and distributional aspects of meanings
- Data-driven methods for identifying non-compositional phrases and for
distinguishing between compositional and non-compositional meanings
- The intersection of psycholinguistic and computational perspectives on
non-compositional meaning

Abstracts should be no longer than two (2) A4 pages, single-spaced, 12-point
font, including key references and tables/figures. Submissions should be
anonymous, and authors can identify themselves in the submission form.
Submissions will be selected for either a 20-minute talk or a poster
presentation.

Please submit abstracts in .pdf form by June 17, 2018 to:
https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=noncompworkshop18 

Notifications will be sent out by mid-July. If accepted, there is no
registration fee for this workshop. Coffee breaks, a conference dinner, and a
poster lunch will also be provided. There will also be an award for the best
student talk and/or poster.

Organizing Committee:

Sara Beck (Project B9, SFB 833)
Patricia Fischer (Project A3, SFB 833)
Ruth Keßler (Project B9, SFB 833)
Yana Strakatova (MoKo, Department of Linguistics)

Program Chairs:

Claudia Friedrich, Chair of Developmental Psychology
Erhard W. Hinrichs, Chair of General and Computational Linguistics
Daniël de Kok, General and Computational Linguistics
Andrea Weber, Chair of Psycholinguistics and Applied Language Studies

Contact:

General questions: noncompinfo at gmail.com




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