37.531, FYI: Large Language METAPHORS: New Trends in Computational Approaches to Metaphorical Expressions (Online)

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Date: 05-Feb-2026
From: Ginevra Martinelli [ginevra.martinelli at iusspavia.it]
Subject: Large Language METAPHORS: New Trends in Computational Approaches to Metaphorical Expressions


We are pleased to announce the online workshop Large Language
METAPHORS: New Trends in Computational Approaches to Metaphorical
Expressions, to be held on 5th March, organised by the
Neurolinguistics and Experimental Pragmatics Laboratory (NEPLab) and
supported by the ERC project “PROcessing MEtaphors: Neurochronometry,
Acquisition and DEcay” (PROMENADE).
The workshop adopts an interdisciplinary perspective, bringing
together linguistics, computational linguistics, and
psycholinguistics. It will investigate how Large Language Models
(LLMs) can be used for the detection, interpretation, mapping, and
evaluation of metaphors across languages. Particular attention will
also be given to aligning computational models with human cognitive
data, as well as to the use of metaphorical language as a means of
probing the linguistic capabilities of LLMs.
Talk lineup:
-       Using Large Language Models to Identify Metaphorical
Expressions in Text
Matteo Fuoli, Weihang Huang, Jeannette Littlemore, Sarah Turner, Ellen
Wilding
-       Language Models and the Magic of Metaphor, Revisited: A
Comparative Evaluation of Italian Baby and Large Language Model with
Human Interpretations
Simone Mazzoli, Alice Suozzi, Gianluca E. Lebani
-       A Novel Metaphor Dataset of Toxic Posts from Christian
Subreddits
Sebastian Reimann, Tatjana Scheffler
-       Exploring Metaphors in LLMs with a Human-Centric and
Culture-Aware Approach
Bolette S. Pedersen, Ali Basirat, Alberto Parola, Sussi Olsen
-       Commonsense Reasoning for Automatic Metaphor Elaboration: A
Conceptual Combination Approach
Antonio Lieto, Gian Luca Pozzato, Stefano Zoia
-       HUMMUS: a Dataset of Humorous Multimodal Metaphor Use
Xiaoyu Tong, Zhi Zhang, Pia Sommerauer, Martha Lewis, Ekaterina
Shutova
-       Participants and Models: the Role of LLMs in Psycholinguistic
Approaches to Metaphor
Veronica Mangiaterra, Hamad Al-Azary, Chiara Barattieri di San Pietro,
Paolo Canal, Valentina Bambini
-       MetaMap – Mapping Metaphors Across Languages and Cultures
Ginevra Martinelli, Chiara Barattieri di San Pietro, Maddalena
Bressler, Veronica Mangiaterra, Valentina Bambini
The workshop will be fully online and free of charge, but registration
is required.
For registration and further information:
Workshop website: https://www.neplab.it/large_language_metaphors_home/
Email: ginevra.martinelli at iusspavia.it
Organizing Committee:
Valentina Bambini
Chiara Barattieri di San Pietro
Veronica Mangiaterra
Ginevra Martinelli

Linguistic Field(s): Computational Linguistics
                     Neurolinguistics
                     Pragmatics
                     Psycholinguistics
                     Semantics




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