11.2206, Calls: Computational Semantics, Choice Functions
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Subject: 11.2206, Calls: Computational Semantics, Choice Functions
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Date: Tue, 10 Oct 2000 15:20:19 +0200 (MET DST)
From: Harry Bunt <Harry.Bunt at kub.nl>
Subject: Computational Semantics (IWCS-4)
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Date: Wed, 11 Oct 2000 17:06:53 +0200
From: Klaus von Heusinger <Klaus.Heusinger at uni-konstanz.de>
Subject: Workshop on Choice Functions and Natural Language Semantics
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Date: Tue, 10 Oct 2000 15:20:19 +0200 (MET DST)
From: Harry Bunt <Harry.Bunt at kub.nl>
Subject: Computational Semantics (IWCS-4)
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| IWCS-4: CALL FOR POSTERS/SHORT PAPERS |
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| The deadline for submitting full papers has passed, but it |
| is still possible to submit 3-page abstracts for a poster |
| presentation combined with a very short, lightning-speed |
| presentation of the essence of the work in a plenary session |
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Fourth International Workshop on
COMPUTATIONAL SEMANTICS (IWCS-4)
January 10-12, 2001
Tilburg, The Netherlands
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Sponsored by SIGSEM,
the ACL Special Interest Group in Computational Semantics
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The Computational Linguistics and Artificial Intelligence Unit at
Tilburg University will host the Fourth International Workshop on
Computational Semantics (IWCS-4), that will take place from 10-12
January 2001. The aim of the workshop is to bring together
researchers interested in any aspects of the computation of
meaning in natural language or in language-based multimedia
objects.
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| INVITED SPEAKERS: |
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| James Allen |
| Jan van Eijck |
| Alex Lascarides |
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TOPICS OF INTEREST
Topics of interest for the workshop will be computational aspects
of formal semantic theories as well as theoretical issues in
building natural language understanding systems, including systens
where language is used in a multimedia setting. Papers are invited
in areas which include, but are not limited to, the following topics:
* working with underspecified representations of meaning
* modelling and using context for interpretation
* the relations between semantics and pragmatics
* dynamic interpretation in text and dialogue
* interpretation and games
* computational lexical semantics
* interpretation and inference
* meaning in multimedia objects
* interpretation and optimality
* speech acts and interpretation
* incrementality and monotonicity in interpretation
* knowledge representation and reasoning in meaning computation
SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS
The deadline for submitting papers for full plenary presentation has
passed, but it is still possible to submit 3-page abstracts for a
poster presentation combined with a very short, lightning-speed
presentation of the essence of the work in a plenary session. The
3-page abstracts of the accepted submissions will be published in the
workshop proceedings.
Authors are invited to submit an abstract of maximally 3 A4 pages
before Monday 6 November by email to Computational.Semantics at kub.nl
in Postscript form. Submissions should be in standard LaTeX in the
same style as full papers - see the guidelines for submissions at the
IWCS-4 web site:
http://pi0239.kub.nl/~sigsem/iwcs4.html
PROGRAMME COMMITTEE
David Beaver Martha Palmer
Patrick Blackburn Manfred Pinkal
Harry Bunt (chair) Steve Pulman
Robin Cooper James Pustejovsky
Jan van Eijck Allan Ramsay
Giacomo Ferrari Patrick Saint Dizier
Jerry Hobbs Mark Steedman
Daniel Kayser Enric Vallduvi
Paul Mc Kevitt Wlodek Zadrozny
Reinhard Muskens Henk Zeevat
John Nerbonne
ORGANISING COMMITTEE
Harry Bunt Reinhard Muskens Huub Prust
Ielka van der Sluis Elias Thijsse
IMPORTANT DATES
6 November 2000 Deadline for short presentation/poster
abstract submission
15 November 2000 Notification of acceptance
22 November 2000 Deadline for submitting final version of
abstract for proceedings
10-12 January 2001 Workshop
FURTHER INFORMATION
Conference Secretariat: Carol McGregor
Department of Linguistics
Tilburg University
PO Box 90153
5000 LE Tilburg
The Netherlands
Email: Computational.Semantics at kub.nl
Phone: +31-13 466 30 60
Fax: +31-13 466 31 10
WWW: http://pi0239.kub.nl/~sigsem/iwcs4.html
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Harry C. Bunt
Professor of Linguistics and Computer Science
Tilburg University
P.O. Box 90153
5000 LE Tilburg, the Netherlands
Phone: +31 - 13 466.3060 (secretary Anne Andriaensen)
2568 (Dean's office)
2653 (office, room B 310)
Fax: +31 - 13 466.3110
Harry.Bunt at kub.nl
WWW: http://cwis.kub.nl/~fdl/general/people/bunt/index.stm
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Date: Wed, 11 Oct 2000 17:06:53 +0200
From: Klaus von Heusinger <Klaus.Heusinger at uni-konstanz.de>
Subject: Workshop on Choice Functions and Natural Language Semantics
CHOICE FUNCTIONS AND NATURAL LANGUAGE SEMANTICS
The workshop is part of European Summerschool in Logic,
Language and Information (ESSLI) 2001 in Helsinki
13. - 24. August 2001
ORGANIZORS
Klaus von Heusinger, University Konstanz
Ruth Kempson, King's College, London
Wilfried Meier-Viol, King's College, London
DESCRIPTION
Interest in the use of choice functions is increasing in formal semantics.
Their syntactic counterpart, the epsilon operator, was introduced into
meta-mathematics in the epsilon calculus of Hilbert and Bernays 1939, which
provides an explicit study of arbitrary names used as predicate logic proof
terms, the epsilon operator being a generalised iota operator underpinning
uses of both existential and universal quantification. Choice functions
provide a highly flexible semantic tool; yet as term-creating operators,
epsilon terms exhibit properties that are discrete from more familiar
quantifiers.
With epsilon terms as part of the presumed logical vocabulary for
NL semantics, a number of phenomena can be analysed from a new perspective:
eg scope phenomena of definite, indefinite NPs and wh-expressions, E-type
anaphora, and maximalisation effects in relative clauses.
The goal of the workshop is to bring together linguists/logicians
who have addressed these issues to explore applications of the epsilon
calculus in NL syntax/semantics.
ABSTRACT SUBMISSION
Abstracts are invited for fortyfive-minute talks (thirty minutes for
presentation plus fifteen minutes for discussion)
Please submit:
- an one-page abstract,
Electronic submissions are encouraged; abstracts should be attached in
plain text format or as Word files.
DEADLINE
All submissions must be received by November 1st, 2000.
Send submissions to:
Klaus von Heusinger
FB Sprachwissenschaft
Universitaet Konstanz
Fach D 185
D-78457 Konstanz
Germany
Send abstracts by FAX to: +49 7531-88 -2741
or (preferably) by e-mail to: klaus.heusinger at uni-konstanz.de
Notification of acceptance will be emailed in mid-November.
IMPORTANT DATES
1. November 2000: deadline for abstracts
15 November 2000: notification of acceptance
13 - 17 August 2001 Workshop
More information on the Workshop-Homepage:
http://www.ling.uni-konstanz.de/pages/home/heusinger/konf-proj/ESSLLI/index.html
CONTACT ADDRESS
For further information about the upcoming ESSLLI 2001, please contact the
Organising Committee at
<esslli at helsinki.fi>, or write to
ESSLLI 2001 Secretariat
Ahti Pietarinen
Department of Philosophy
P.O. Box 24
00014 Helsinki University
Finland
http://www.helsinki.fi/esslli/
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