[Dgkl] Münster (ONLINE) Conference "Linguistic Representations and Language Processing"

[Anna Konstantinova]

Second call for papers
Date: 25-Mar-2021– 27-Mar-2021
Location: Münster (Online), Germany
Contact Person: David Wirthmüller (wirthmue at uni-muenster.de)

The Graduate School of Empirical and Applied Linguistics (GSEAL) at WWU Münster will be hosting a digital conference on Linguistic Representations and Language Processing (LIRLAP) with a special focus on currently used methods and approaches. Our 3-day conference will take place on March, 25-27, 2021 via Zoom. We highly encourage junior/early-stage career researchers interested in psycholinguistics, language acquisition and cognitive linguistics to submit their contributions. Our particular focus is methods currently used (or newly introduced) for studying cognitive processes at different levels of language, from phonological representations and syntactic processing to the processing of pragmatic features and discourse structures.

Our research interests include but are not restricted to:
1. how variational linguistic features are being processed and acquired
2. the role of context in language processing, including the processing of discourse features
3. language processing and intonation
4. language processing and language acquisition in multilingual speakers

We welcome contributions focusing on the development of stimuli, useful tools and software in research, and best practice examples in interdisciplinary studies.

Keynote speakers:
We are delighted to announce that the following distinguished speakers have agreed to give a keynote presentation at our conference:

- Professor Dr. Bettina Braun, University of Konstanz
Research areas: form and function of intonation, psycholinguistics, experimental methods

- Dr. Stefanie Jannedy, Leibniz-Centre General Linguistics (ZAS)
Research areas: Register knowledge in varieties of German, phonology

- Professor Dr. Katharina Spalek, Humboldt-University Berlin
Research areas: Focus alternatives, lexical competition

- Professor Dr. Sarah Schimke, TU Dortmund University
Research areas: Pronoun resolution, L2 acquisition of German syntax

Timeline:
now - 15.Feb.2021 – abstract submission;
19.Feb.2021 – notification of acceptance;
1.March.2021 – a complete conference program is available on the conference website (currently under construction); For all the updates, check our Twitter account @LiRLaP.
March, 25-27, 2021 – we finally have a chance to attend your digital talks and get together for fruitful discussions.

Abstract submission information:
Abstracts for 20-minute presentations in English or German should be submitted as PDF-Files via EasyChair and should not exceed 400 words. Additional information, e.g. references, examples, figures and tables may be provided on an additional page and will not be included to the abstract word count. Make sure your name and affiliation are not included in your abstract PDF-document. You can submit your abstract here: https://easychair.org/my/conference?conf=lirlap2021

Best regards,
David Wirthmüller
Anna Konstantinova