36.278, Calls: Computational Linguistics; General Linguistics; Psycholinguistics; Text/Corpus Linguistics / Estonia

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Subject: 36.278, Calls: Computational Linguistics; General Linguistics; Psycholinguistics; Text/Corpus Linguistics / Estonia

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Date: 18-Jan-2025
From: Joshua Wilbur [joshua.wilbur at ut.ee]
Subject: MEDAL Conference: New challenges, novel approaches


Full Title: MEDAL Conference: New challenges, novel approaches

Date: 09-Oct-2025 - 10-Oct-2025
Location: University of Tartu, Estonia
Web Site: https://medal.ut.ee/event/final-conference/

Linguistic Field(s): Computational Linguistics; General Linguistics;
Psycholinguistics; Text/Corpus Linguistics

Call for Papers:
We invite abstract submissions for the ‘Methodological Excellence in
Data-Driven Approaches to Linguistics: New challenges, novel
approaches’ (MEDAL) Conference, to take place on 9-10 October 2025 at
the University of Tartu, Estonia. Abstracts should highlight the
challenges, innovative combinations or comparisons of methods used in
data-based approaches to language use. This conference marks the
culmination of MEDAL, a three-year international consortium project
focused on methodological and linguistic diversity and innovation in
empirical linguistics and on enhancing the methodological skills of
early-career language researchers. The scientific committee will
prefer research based on multiple methods and submissions by
early-career researchers. We also encourage submissions of
replications and research using Open Science, cross-linguistic
research and the inclusion of less-researched languages.
Motivation for both the MEDAL project and this conference stems from
the enormous advances made in linguistics through becoming a more
empirically based discipline. This has been made possible by
developing increasingly sophisticated methods, improved accessibility
of resources and shared findings. Research using corpus linguistics,
experimental linguistics, and computational modelling has furthered
our understanding of language use, acquisition and processing. A
combined approach drawing insights from more than one method,
including less studied languages, improves the robustness of findings.
See the conference webpage for more details
(medal.ut.ee/event/final-conference/).
Invited speakers:
    Balthasar Bickel (University of Zürich)
    Jennifer Culbertson (University of Edinburgh)
    Piia Taremaa (University of Tartu)
Timeline:
    Abstract submission open: 15 January – 28 February 2025
    Decisions on abstracts: 15 April 2025
    Registration open: 15 April - 8 September 2025
    Conference: 9-10 October 2025
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Organized by the Institute of Estonian and General Linguistics at the
University of Tartu with the MEDAL Consortium. The MEDAL consortium is
funded by the European Union & UKRI (both project number 101079429),
led by the University of Tartu (Estonia) in collaboration with Radboud
University and the Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics (the
Netherlands) and the University of Birmingham (the United Kingdom).



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