Vector mo dels of meaning have revolutionised computational linguistics via their ability to reflect semantic similarities and regularities while providing flex ibility to model dynamics and change. However, des pite much recent interest inextending these models from the level of words to larger phrases and sen tences, there has been little attempt to extend th ese to the realm of discourse and dialogue. This r equires a shift in perspective, moving beyond the static word/sentence view of language to a dynamic perspective seeing language as a set of mechanism s for real-time interactions, encompassing a whole range of actions both sub- and supra-sentential.< /p>\n\n
This workshop hopes to bring together researchers using vector space methods for semanti cs in the realm of dialogue and discourse to discu ss these challenges and fill this gap. We are plan ning this event as an open discussion session, wit h three keynote speakers (see below) and otherwise individual participants having a short slot to di scuss a presented poster, with plenty of time allo wed for free interactive exchange.
\nAbstract Format: Abstracts should: be anon ymous; be no longer than 2 A4 pages including refe rences; be in .pdf format; use single line spacing , 11pt font with 1-inch margins.
\n\nTopic s of interest: Distributional Semantics, Vector Sp ace Semantics, Composition Functions, Word Embeddi ngs in Dialogue Systems, Distributional Pragmatics , Vector Composition beyond the Sentence, Sub-sent ential Vector Composition, Incremental, Semantic P arsing in Vector Space, Underspecification, Hybrid Symbolic-Distributional Models, Representation Le arning for Dialogue & Discourse, Vector Space Models of Dialogue & Discourse Context, Langua ge Grounding.
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