32.3065, Calls: Cog Sci, Computational Ling, Historical Ling, Ling Theories, Text/Corpus Ling/Switzerland

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LINGUIST List: Vol-32-3065. Wed Sep 29 2021. ISSN: 1069 - 4875.

Subject: 32.3065, Calls: Cog Sci, Computational Ling, Historical Ling, Ling Theories, Text/Corpus Ling/Switzerland

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Date: Wed, 29 Sep 2021 07:00:05
From: Eva Zehentner [eva.zehentner at es.uzh.ch]
Subject: Modelling Constructional Variation and Change - Agents, networks, and vectors

 
Full Title: Modelling Constructional Variation and Change - Agents, networks, and vectors 

Date: 15-Nov-2021 - 16-Nov-2021
Location: Zürich, Switzerland 
Contact Person: Eva Zehentner
Meeting Email: eva.zehentner at es.uzh.ch

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

Call Deadline: 15-Oct-2021 

Meeting Description:

This workshop aims to spark discussion about new methodologies in linguistics
and their implications for linguistic theory: recent advances in data-driven
statistical modelling, including machine learning approaches, allow us to
obtain novel results and perspectives on language use, language variation and
language change. At the same time, it remains a challenge to integrate these
novel approaches and findings with state-of-the art theory building, both in
earlier stages of research (e.g. in data extraction or hypothesis formulation)
and in the interpretation of results. For example, modelling competition
between two variants presupposes decisions on what counts as an alternation. 

The main focus of the workshop now is to bring together established and more
junior experts using computational linguistic methods to explore questions of
language use, variation, and change.


Call for Papers:

Workshop ‘Modelling Constructional Variation and Change: Agents, networks, and
vectors’ (15-16 November 2021) 

Organisers: Eva Zehentner, Aitor Egurtzegi, Laetitia Van Driessche, Marianne
Hundt, Melanie Röthlisberger & Sophie Willimann (University of Zurich) 

This workshop aims to spark discussion about new methodologies in linguistics
and their implications for linguistic theory: recent advances in data-driven
statistical modelling, including machine learning approaches, allow us to
obtain novel results and perspectives on language use, language variation and
language change. At the same time, it remains a challenge to integrate these
novel approaches and findings with state-of-the art theory building, both in
earlier stages of research (e.g. in data extraction or hypothesis formulation)
and in the interpretation of results. For example, modelling competition
between two variants presupposes decisions on what counts as an alternation. 

The main focus of the workshop now is to bring together established and more
junior experts using computational linguistic methods to explore questions of
language use, variation, and change. We are open to a wide range of
methodological approaches, but are particularly interested in including
researchers employing statistical models based on machine learning, such as
distributional semantics, neighbour-net modelling, or agent-based modelling.
In terms of linguistic area, our main focus is on phenomena of
morpho-syntactic variation and change; approached from a cognitive-functional
perspective (e.g. construction grammar). Although we have selected our invited
speakers according to these criteria and will give precedence to poster
submissions that fit with this research focus, we are happy to consider
abstracts from researchers working on problems outside this area. 
That is, we encourage submissions from researchers applying newer, advanced
methodological tools to linguistic phenomena in any theoretical framework and
any level of linguistic analysis. 

Note that this event is geared towards early-career researchers (PhDs and
early Postdocs), a key goal being to enable exchange between more senior and
more junior researchers in the field, and provide opportunities for feedback.
Due to the ongoing circumstances, we have decided to make this a hybrid event,
with most invited speakers presenting in person, but options for online
participation being offered. For a (provisional) list of invited speakers, see
https://www.prepcomp.uzh.ch/en/Events/Modelling-ConstructionalVariation-and-Ch
ange.html .

Against this background, we invite early-career researchers to submit short
abstracts for VIRTUAL poster presentations on Day 1 of the workshop. The
abstracts should be anonymised, no longer than 300 words (excluding
references) and submitted to eva.zehentner at es.uzh.ch by October 15, 2021. 

There will be time before the poster session for everyone to give a short
pitch of their poster to the audience. There will also be an informal
(virtual) ECR get-together in the late afternoon of the first day.




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