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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:black">Experiments in Linguistic Meaning (ELM)
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<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.elm-conference.net/"><span style="font-size:14.0pt">http://www.elm-conference.net/</span></a><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:black"><br>
June 10-12 2020</span></b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black">Organizers:</span></b><span style="color:black">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Anna Papafragou and Florian Schwarz, Department of Linguistics, University of Pennsylvania<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">We are excited to announce the first
<a name="_Hlk21596730">Experiments in Linguistic Meaning (ELM) conference to be held at the University of Pennsylvania on June 10-12, 2020</a>.
</span><span style="color:black;background:white">The 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.</span><u><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black">Invited speakers:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">David Barner, UC San Diego<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Suzi Oliveira de Lima, University of Toronto<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Jonathan Philips, Dartmouth College<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Maribel Romero, University of Konstanz<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">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. We plan for
</span>ELM to occur biennially to foster <span style="color:black">the interdisciplinary study of meaning, and to create a community of scholars that might not otherwise meet and interact with each other with regularity. We encourage researchers from around
the world to submit their recent work to ELM1, and to attend in order to discuss the latest theories and data in the cognitive science of meaning broadly construed.</span>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">The University of Pennsylvania is home to a vibrant interdisciplinary community that studies language and meaning across several departments. ELM acknowledges support from Penn’s
</span><a href="https://web.sas.upenn.edu/langscience/">Integrated Language Sciences and Technology</a><span style="color:black"> (ILST) Initiative;
</span><a href="https://web.sas.upenn.edu/mindcore/">mindCORE</a><span style="color:black">, Penn’s hub for the integrative study of the mind; and Penn’s
</span><a href="https://www.ling.upenn.edu/">Department of Linguistics</a><span style="color:black">.</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Philadelphia is a UNESCO World Heritage City with great history, culture, restaurants and museums. Most major points of interest are within walking distance of the conference location.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black">Abstract Submissions via </span>
</b><a href="https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=elm1"><b><span style="color:black">Easy Chair</span></b></a><b><span style="color:black">, due January 5, 2020 (11:59pm EST)<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">The conference will feature both 20-minute talks and poster presentations, and abstracts will be considered for both unless only one category is specified at time of submission. Abstracts must be anonymous and
written in English. They should use US Letter size paper and 1 inch margins on all four sides. Abstracts must be single-spaced, and written using Ariel 11pt font. Abstracts should be at most 2 pages, including the main text of the abstract, figures, and any
supplementary materials and references the authors wish to include. Authors should avoid identifying information in the abstract, especially when referring to their own prior work. The abstract must be submitted as a single PDF file and must include a title
at the top. Abstracts violating these requirements may be rejected without further consideration.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black">Timeline:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:2.0in;text-indent:-1.5in"><a name="_Hlk22826588"><span style="color:black">November 15, 2019: ELM abstract submissions opens on
<b><u>Easy Chair </u></b><u>(</u></span></a><a href="https://easychair.org/my/conference?conf=elm1"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk22826588">https://easychair.org/my/conference?conf=elm1</span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk22826588"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk22826588"><span style="color:black">)</span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk22826588"><span style="color:black">January 5, 2020: Abstract submission deadline<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk22826588"><span style="color:black">March 1, 2020: Notifications<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk22826588"><span style="color:black">April 15, 2020: Early registration opens<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black">Contact:</span></b><span style="color:black">
</span><a href="mailto:anna4@sas.upenn.edu">anna4@sas.upenn.edu</a><span style="color:black">;
</span><a href="mailto:florians@sas.upenn.edu">florians@sas.upenn.edu</a><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Anna Papafragou<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Professor<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Department of Linguistics<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">University of Pennsylvania<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://www.langcoglab.com">https://www.langcoglab.com</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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