31.295, Calls: Chinese, Mandarin; Cognitive Science, Computational Linguistics, Semantics, Text/Corpus Linguistics/Hong Kong

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Subject: 31.295, Calls: Chinese, Mandarin; Cognitive Science, Computational Linguistics, Semantics, Text/Corpus Linguistics/Hong Kong

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Date: Wed, 22 Jan 2020 11:46:39
From: Yingying Ye [yingyye3 at cityu.edu.hk]
Subject: 21st Chinese Lexical Semantics Workshop

Full Title: 21st Chinese Lexical Semantics Workshop 
Short Title: CLSW2020 

Date: 28-May-2020 - 31-May-2020
Location: City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong 
Contact Person: Meichun Liu
Meeting Email: clsw2020.lt at cityu.edu.hk
Web Site: http://clsw2020.lt.cityu.edu.hk 

Linguistic Field(s): Cognitive Science; Computational Linguistics; Semantics; Text/Corpus Linguistics 

Subject Language(s): Chinese, Mandarin (cmn)

Call Deadline: 16-Feb-2020 

Meeting Description:

Chinese Lexical Semantics Workshop (CLSW) is one of the most important
international conferences on Chinese Lexical Semantics and related fields,
starting from the turn of the century in the year 2000, under the auspices of
the Academic Advisory Committee of CLSW conference. This workshop series is
dedicated to various approaches to lexical semantic research with the goal to
integrate linguistics, corpus linguistics, cognitive linguistics,
psycholinguistics, and computational linguistics. It has been held in
different Asia Pacific cities, including Hong Kong, Beijing, Taipei,
Singapore, Xiamen, Hsin Chu, Yantai, Suzhou, Wuhan, Zhengzhou, Leshan, Macao
and Chiayi, etc. CLSW has become one of the most influential and
internationally known platforms for cross-disciplinary research exchange,
dialogue, and collaboration. Over the past 20 years, it has been attended by
an average of 250 participants with a diverse range of scholars from China,
Singapore, US, UK and EU.

CLSW2020 Conference Theme: Lexical Semantics, Artificial Intelligence, and
Cognitive Science 

CLSW2020 features SIX world-renowned keynote speakers on the thematic topics
and FOUR special pre-conference parallel sessions to facilitate scholarly
exchanges.

Keynote Speakers:
Prof. Adele E. Goldberg, Princeton University
Prof. Kenneth Ward Church, Baidu Research
Prof. Martin Hilpert, University of Neuchâtel
Prof. Ping Li, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Dr. Ming Zhou, Microsoft Research Asia
Prof. Weiguang Qu, Nanjing Normal University

Special Pre-conference Parallel Sessions:
1. Lexical Semantics and Chinese Linguistics
2. Computational Lexical Semantics
3. Formal Approaches to Lexical Semantics
4. Chinese Language Acquisition, Teaching, and Testing

Invited Speakers in Special Pre-conference Parallel Sessions: 
1. Lexical Semantics in Chinese Linguistics
Prof. Chaofen Sun, Stanford University
Prof. Hongyin Tao, University of California, Los Angeles
Prof. Yulin Yuan, Peking University
Prof. Rui Guo, Peking University
Prof. Mei Fang, Chinese Academy of Social Science
Prof. Zhenghua Wang, Shanghai Jiao Tong University

2. Computational Lexical Semantics
Prof. Weiwei Sun, Peking University
Dr. Simon Smith, Conventry University
Dr. Wenqiang Lei, National University of Singapore

3. Formal Approaches to Lexical Semantics
Prof. Stephen M. Wechsler, The University of Texas at Austin
Prof. Zheng Xu, Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Prof. Haihua Pan, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Prof. Mingming Liu, Tsinghua University
Prof. Beibei Xu, Huazhong Agricultural University

4. Chinese Language Acquisition, Teaching and Testing
Prof. Chih-p'ing Chou, Princeton University
Prof. Lening Liu, Columbia University
Prof. Chengzhi Chu, University of California, Davis
Prof. Yongping Zhu, University of Notre Dame
Prof. Xiaolu Wang, Zhejiang University
Prof. Yanli Zhang, Shanghai International Studies University
Prof. Xianwen Cao, Nanjing University
Dr. Chia-Ying Lee, Academia Sinica, Taiwan
Dr. Linda Tsung, The University of Sydney
Dr. Yuet Hung Cecilia Chan, City University of Hong Kong. 

Call for Papers: 

The 21st Chinese Lexical Semantics Workshop (CLSW2020) will be held on May
28-31, 2020, in City University of Hong Kong, organized by Department of
Linguistics and Translation at CityU of HK, and co-organized by Department of
Linguistics and Modern Language at Chinese University of Hong Kong, The
Linguistic Society of Hong Kong and Hong Kong Academy of the Humanities.
Scholars all over the world are cordially invited to submit papers to CLSW2020
at CityU of HK!

Important Dates: 
Paper submission deadline (4-8 pages): February 16, 2020
Notification of acceptance: March 15, 2020
Final paper submission deadline: April 15, 2020
Dates of conference: May 28-31, 2020

Submission Guidelines:
CLSW welcomes submissions on any aspect of Chinese lexical semantics in
general, as well as related fields more broadly concerned with language.
-Language: papers can be written in either Chinese or English and should be
limited to 4 to 8 pages, excluding references. Authors please submit
electronic files in Adobe Acrobat PDF. Paper submission templates are
available at the workshop website.
-Anonymous review: All submissions for review must be anonymous. Information
that may reveal the identities of the authors must be removed from the paper.
-Submission website: All papers are to be submitted to Easychair
(https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=clsw2020).

Registration Fee:
Early-early bird registration (16 March 2020-31 March 2020): Student (1300
HKD); Non-student (1600 HKD)
Early bird registration (1 April 2020-30 April 2020): Student (1500 HKD);
Non-student (1800 HKD)
Regular registration (1 May 2020-31 May 2020): Student (1700 HKD); Non-student
(2000 HKD)

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