34.1582, Calls: Limits and Benefits of Information-theoretic Perspectives in Spoken Communication

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Subject: 34.1582, Calls: Limits and Benefits of Information-theoretic Perspectives in Spoken Communication

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Date: 20-May-2023
From: Bernd Möbius [moebius at lst.uni-saarland.de]
Subject: Limits and Benefits of Information-theoretic Perspectives in Spoken Communication


Full Title: Limits and Benefits of Information-theoretic Perspectives
in Spoken Communication
Short Title: LBIT 2023

Date: 19-Aug-2023 - 19-Aug-2023
Location: Dublin, Ireland
Contact Person: Bernd Möbius
Meeting Email: lbit2023 at ml.coli.uni-saarland.de
Web Site: https://lbit2023.lst.uni-saarland.de/

Linguistic Field(s): Computational Linguistics; Phonetics; Phonology;
Psycholinguistics; Sociolinguistics

Call Deadline: 28-Jun-2023

Meeting Description:

Information-theoretic factors have been identified and used to account
for fine-grained phonetic variations in speech, as rational speakers
and listeners can adapt speech to be efficient in transmitting
information. However, information is constantly changing to reflect
communication needs. As conversation unfolds, the distribution and
density of information changes over time. It is therefore important to
consider to what extent, and how, interlocutors track and predict
these informational updates, which in turn guide linguistic and
phonetic encoding. These encoding strategies may evolve over the
course of a conversation under the rubric/assumption of efficient
communication. This raises some methodological questions regarding the
definition and measurement of features that encode
information-theoretic factors, and what counts as ‘communicative
efficiency’. The goal of the workshop is to bring together researchers
examining the limits and benefits of information-theoretic
perspectives in dynamic spoken communication contexts. We welcome
submissions addressing these topics in the context of interactive
conversational settings, in both human-human and human-computer spoken
communication.

Call for Papers:

Abstract submission deadline: June 28, 2023

Conference organizers
Bistra Andreeva (Saarland University)
Omnia Ibrahim (Saarland University)
Bernd Möbius (Saarland University)
James Whang (Seoul National University)
Ivan Yuen (Saarland University)

Keynote speakers (confirmed)
Ann Bradlow (Northwestern University) confirmed
Okko Räsänen (Tampere University) confirmed

Contact: Please direct all inquiries to
lbit2023 at ml.coli.uni-saarland.de



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