37.1307, Confs: Experiments in Linguistic Meaning 4 (USA)

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Subject: 37.1307, Confs: Experiments in Linguistic Meaning 4 (USA)

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Date: 30-Mar-2026
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

We are excited to announce that an initial version of the program for
ELM 4 (as well as a pdf abstract booklet) is now posted, and
registration (for both in person and online-only participation) is now
available on the conference website. Early registration discounts are
available through April 30th. See links below (and in Menu under ELM 4
on ELM website) for details.
Program https://www.elm-conference.net/elm-4-2026/elm-4-program/
- Full list of presentations
https://www.elm-conference.net/elm-4-2026/elm-4-full-list-of-presentations/
- In person registration:
https://www.elm-conference.net/elm-4-2026/elm-4-in-person-registration/
- Online-only registration:
https://www.elm-conference.net/elm-4-2026/elm-4-online-only-registration/
The ELM 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).
The conference will feature both 20-minute talks and posters/short
presentations.
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
April 30, 2026: Early Registration Deadline:



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