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31 July - 4 August 2023, Procedural and computational models of semantic and pragmatic processes, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia
Procedural and computational modeling frameworks have been applied successfully to various aspects of semantic and pragmatic processes, yielding not only a good fit to empirical data but also insights of theoretical relevance. On the one hand, computational (e.g., Bayesian or information theoretic) models rationalize speaker behavior and explain how a listener can use given information efficiently to infer the intended meaning from an utterance. However, these models often leave the stepwise processing of linguistic information unspecified. On the other hand, procedural (e.g., automata or ACT-R) models explain step-by-step cognitive processes behind meaning-related computations, e.g., the process of building sentence representations. However, they often lack the means to combine different information types in an interactive fashion. The goal of this workshop is to bring together researchers applying these two modeling methodologies to discuss their strengths and weaknesses and work towards an integrated approach.
We invite submissions that present state-of-the-art applications of computational and procedural models or discuss strengths and limitations of each of the mentioned methodologies. Moreover, because we see great potential for integrated computational and procedural models, we strongly encourage submissions that propose hybrid approaches. Such hybrid approaches may, for example, include sequential sampling decision models (e.g. Schlotterbeck et al., 2020; Ramotowska et al., 2023) or models of incremental interpretation (e.g. Cohn-Gorden et al., 2019; Waldon & Degen, 2021) as procedural extensions of Bayesian approaches.
Abstracts should be anonymous and not exceed 2 pages (plus one extra page for figures, tables, glosses, references, etc.) with 11 pt font size. Submissions can be made at the workshop’s EasyChair site.
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