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 --10-August-2021-ESSLLI-2021-Workshop-Computationa
 l-and-Experimental-Explanations-in-Semantics-and-P
 ragmatics-
DTSTAMP:20210508T214221
SUMMARY:ESSLLI 2021 Workshop "Computational and Ex
 perimental Explanations in Semantics and Pragmatic
 s"
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20210809
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20210810
LOCATION:Online
DESCRIPTION:The field of natural language semantic
 s has undergone what some refer to as an 'experime
 ntal turn' and is arguably currently undergoing a 
 'computational turn'. By expanding the toolbox ava
 ilable to the semanticist, these two turns have th
 e effect of expanding the phenomena that can be ex
 plained and the varieties of semantic explanations
  that can be offered.  Given this wider toolbox an
 d purview, we aim to gather a workshop to showcase
  exciting new work that develops new semantic expl
 anations using experimental and computational meth
 ods, as well as to invite broader reflection on th
 e methodology of semantics now and in its future. 
   Topics of potential interest include but are not
  limited to: Experimental semantics and pragmatics
 Graded/non-categorical semantic theories and expla
 nationsInformation-theoretic measures and explanat
 ions in semantics and pragmaticsSemantic universal
 sLearnability and evolution of semantics and pragm
 aticsBayesian approaches to semantics and pragmati
 csProbing neural models for learned semantic repre
 sentationsSemantics in emergent communication prot
 ocolsThe methodology of semantics
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<div>\n  <p>The field
  of natural language semantics has undergone what 
 some refer to as an 'experimental turn' and is arg
 uably currently undergoing a 'computational turn'.
  By expanding the toolbox available to the semanti
 cist, these two turns have the effect of expanding
  the phenomena that can be explained and the varie
 ties of semantic explanations that can be offered.
 </p>\n\n  <p>Given this wider toolbox and purview,
  we aim to gather a workshop to showcase exciting 
 new work that develops new semantic explanations u
 sing experimental and computational methods, as we
 ll as to invite broader reflection on the methodol
 ogy of semantics now and in its future.</p>\n</div
 ><div>\n  <div>\n    Topics of potential interest 
 include but are not limited to:\n\n    <ul>\n     
  <li>Experimental semantics and pragmatics</li>\n\
 n      <li>Graded/non-categorical semantic theorie
 s and explanations</li>\n\n      <li>Information-t
 heoretic measures and explanations in semantics an
 d pragmatics</li>\n\n      <li>Semantic universals
 </li>\n\n      <li>Learnability and evolution of s
 emantics and pragmatics</li>\n\n      <li>Bayesian
  approaches to semantics and pragmatics</li>\n\n  
     <li>Probing neural models for learned semantic
  representations</li>\n\n      <li>Semantics in em
 ergent communication protocols</li>\n\n      <li>T
 he methodology of semantics</li>\n    </ul>\n  </d
 iv>\n</div>
URL:https://www.jakubszymanik.com/CoSaQ/events/exp
 lanations-semantics/
CONTACT:Jakub Szymanik at jakub.szymanik at gmail.
 com
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