36.3459, Confs: Experiments in Linguistic Meaning 4 (USA)

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Subject: 36.3459, Confs: Experiments in Linguistic Meaning 4 (USA)

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Date: 11-Nov-2025
From: Florian Schwarz [florians at ling.upenn.edu]
Subject: Experiments in Linguistic Meaning 4


Experiments in Linguistic Meaning 4
Short Title: ELM 4

Date: 10-Jun-2026 - 12-Jun-2026
Location: Philadelphia, USA
Meeting URL: https://www.elm-conference.net/elm-4-2026/

Linguistic Field(s): Cognitive Science; Language Acquisition;
Pragmatics; Psycholinguistics; Semantics

Submission Deadline: 10-Dec-2025

We are excited to announce the fourth Experiments in Linguistic
Meaning (ELM) conference to be hosted by the University of
Pennsylvania on June 10-12, 2026. The conference is dedicated to the
experimental study of linguistic meaning broadly construed, with a
focus on theoretical issues in semantics and pragmatics, their
interplay with other components of the grammar, their relation to
language processing and acquisition, as well as their connections to
human cognition and computation. We aim to include representation of
linguistic, psychological, logical, philosophical, social,
developmental, computational, as well as cross-linguistic and
cross-cultural perspectives.
Invited Speakers:
Jennifer Culbertson, University of Edinburgh
Ellen Lau, University of Maryland
Kyle Rawlins, Johns Hopkins University
Invited Online Symposium on Modality in language and cognition:
Nicolò Cesana-Arlotti, Yale University
WooJin Chung, Seoul National University
Valentine Hacquard, University of Maryland
The experimental study of meaning in language draws on a broad
spectrum of disciplines, topics, and methodologies, and ELM reflects
this diversity in its scope. The biennial ELM conference aims to
foster the interdisciplinary study of meaning, and to provide a home
for a community of scholars that might not meet and interact with each
other with regularity in other contexts. We encourage researchers from
around the world to submit their recent work to ELM 4, and to attend
in order to discuss the latest theories and data in the cognitive
science of meaning broadly construed.
The University of Pennsylvania is home to a vibrant interdisciplinary
community that studies language and meaning across several
departments. ELM acknowledges support from mindCORE, Penn’s hub for
the integrative study of the mind; Penn’s Department of Linguistics;
and the University Research Foundation.
Format: After successful hybrid ELM 2 and 3, we will continue in the
same format, namely:
 - start out with an online-only day (with on-site gathering options
for in person attendees already there) on June 10,
 - followed by two in person presentation days (June 11-12) (with
hybrid audience participation option).
Note: Desired presentation format (with a commitment to either online
or in person) will have to be indicated at time of submission (this
applies to consideration for both talks and posters/short
presentations)
Abstract Submissions via OpenReview, due December 10, 2025 (11:59pm
EST)
The conference will feature both 20-minute talks and posters/short
presentations. Abstracts must be anonymous and written in English.
They should use US Letter size paper and 1 inch margins on all four
sides. Abstracts must be single-spaced, and written using Arial 11pt
font. Abstracts should be at most 2 pages, including the main text of
the abstract, figures, and any supplementary materials and references
the authors wish to include. Authors should avoid identifying
information in the abstract, especially when referring to their own
prior work. The abstract must be submitted as a single PDF file and
must include a title at the top. Abstracts violating these
requirements may be rejected without further consideration.
Note: If you do not already have an OpenReview account, be sure to
register and get your account approved/activated well before the
deadline, as this can take a few days.
Organizers: Paloma Jeretič, Anna Papafragou, and Florian Schwarz
Email: organizers at elm-conference.net
Timeline:
November 10, 2025: ELM abstract submissions opens on OpenReview:
https://openreview.net/group?id=elm-conference.net/ELM/2026/Conference
December 10, 2025 (11:59pm EST): Abstract submission deadline
Feb 1, 2026: Acceptance Notifications



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