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<span style="color: rgb(70, 120, 134);"><b><u><a href="https://www.elm-conference.net/elm-4-2026/elm-4-cfp/" data-outlook-id="844f3ba2-b736-45f1-8dac-f9da3a2a11e6" style="color: rgb(70, 120, 134); margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">Call for Papers</a></u></b></span><b>:
Experiments in Linguistic Meaning (ELM) 4</b></p>
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<b>June 10-12 2026</b>, <b>University of Pennsylvania</b></p>
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<b>Organizers:</b> Paloma Jeretič, Anna Papafragou, and Florian Schwarz</p>
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<b>Email:</b> <span style="color: blue;"><u><a href="mailto:organizers@elm-conference.net" data-outlook-id="537b12be-434a-45a4-93c1-e349b9eba9d2" style="color: blue; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">organizers@elm-conference.net</a></u></span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 15pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">We are excited to announce the fourth Experiments in Linguistic Meaning (ELM) conference to be hosted by the University of Pennsylvania on June 10-12, 2026. 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></p>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 15pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><b>Invited speakers:</b></span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 15pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">Jennifer Culbertson, University of Edinburgh</span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 15pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">Ellen Lau, University of Maryland</span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 15pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">Kyle Rawlins, Johns Hopkins University</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 15pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><b>Invited Online Symposium on Modality in language and cognition:</b></span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 15pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">Nicolò Cesana-Arlotti, Yale University</span><span style="color: rgb(33, 33, 33);"><br>
</span><span style="font-size: 15pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">WooJin Chung, Seoul National University</span><span style="color: rgb(33, 33, 33);"><br>
</span><span style="font-size: 15pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">Valentine Hacquard, University of Maryland</span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 15pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">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. The biennial ELM conference aims to foster
the interdisciplinary study of meaning, and to provide a home for a community of scholars that might not meet and interact with each other with regularity in other contexts. We encourage researchers from around the world to submit their recent work to ELM
4, and to attend in order to discuss the latest theories and data in the cognitive science of meaning broadly construed.</span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 15pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">The University of Pennsylvania is home to a vibrant interdisciplinary community that studies language and meaning across several departments. ELM acknowledges support from
</span><span style="font-size: 15pt; color: rgb(246, 128, 96);"><u><a href="https://web.sas.upenn.edu/mindcore/" target="_blank" title="https://web.sas.upenn.edu/mindcore/" data-outlook-id="a0c4441b-99d0-4035-b8c2-0ea6823c804f" style="color: rgb(246, 128, 96); margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">mindCORE</a></u></span><span style="font-size: 15pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">,
Penn’s hub for the integrative study of the mind; Penn’s </span><span style="font-size: 15pt; color: rgb(246, 128, 96);"><u><a href="https://www.ling.upenn.edu/" target="_blank" title="https://www.ling.upenn.edu/" data-outlook-id="b3e68e91-d15a-4d89-9de8-71de8db6f07a" style="color: rgb(246, 128, 96); margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">Department
of Linguistics</a></u></span><span style="font-size: 15pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">; and the
</span><span style="font-size: 15pt; color: rgb(246, 128, 96);"><u><a href="https://research.upenn.edu/funding/university-research-foundation/" target="_blank" title="https://research.upenn.edu/funding/university-research-foundation/" data-outlook-id="a33d9c2a-fdc4-413b-b8e4-4cd9dc96998c" style="color: rgb(246, 128, 96); margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">University
Research Foundation</a></u></span><span style="font-size: 15pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 15pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><b>Format:</b></span><span style="font-size: 15pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"> After successful hybrid ELM 2 and 3, we will continue in the same format, namely:</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">·</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 7pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"> </span><span style="font-size: 15pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">start out
with an </span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 15pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><b>online-only day</b></span><span style="font-size: 15pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"> (with on-site gathering options for in person attendees already there)
on </span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 15pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><b>June 10</b></span><span style="font-size: 15pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">, </span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">·</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 7pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"> </span><span style="font-size: 15pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">followed
by </span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 15pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><b>two in person</b></span><span style="font-size: 15pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"> presentation days (</span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 15pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><b>June
11-12</b></span><span style="font-size: 15pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">) (with </span>
<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 15pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><b>hybrid</b></span><span style="font-size: 15pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"> audience participation option). <br>
</span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 15pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><b>Note</b></span><span style="font-size: 15pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">: Desired presentation format (with a commitment to either online or in person) will have
to be indicated at time of submission (this applies to consideration for both talks and posters/short presentations)</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 15pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><b>Abstract Submissions via
</b></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 15pt; color: rgb(246, 128, 96);"><b><u><a href="https://openreview.net/group?id=elm-conference.net/ELM/2026/Conference" target="_blank" title="https://openreview.net/group?id=elm-conference.net/ELM/2026/Conference" data-outlook-id="2c8fe3bf-7b3d-4fe8-a32a-e514288376e1" style="color: rgb(246, 128, 96); margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">OpenReview</a></u></b></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 15pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><b>,
due December 10, 2025 (11:59pm EST)</b></span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 15pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">The conference will feature both 20-minute talks and posters/short presentations. 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 Arial 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.<br>
<b>Note</b>: If you do not already have an OpenReview account, be sure to register and get your account approved/activated well before the deadline, as this can take a few days.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 15pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><b>Timeline:</b></span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 15pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">November 10, 2025: ELM abstract submissions opens on
</span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 15pt; color: rgb(246, 128, 96);"><b><u><a href="https://openreview.net/group?id=elm-conference.net/ELM/2026/Conference" target="_blank" title="https://openreview.net/group?id=elm-conference.net/ELM/2026/Conference" data-outlook-id="d1cc8565-728c-485f-b3d6-df87f4930582" style="color: rgb(246, 128, 96); margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">OpenReview</a></u></b></span><span style="font-size: 15pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><br>
</span><span style="font-size: 15pt; color: rgb(150, 96, 125);"><u><a href="https://openreview.net/group?id=elm-conference.net/ELM/2026/Conference" title="https://openreview.net/group?id=elm-conference.net/ELM/2026/Conference" data-outlook-id="b41f4533-4912-4304-b0e0-6099e57d5c4c" style="color: rgb(150, 96, 125); margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">https://openreview.net/group?id=elm-conference.net/ELM/2026/Conference</a></u></span><span style="color: rgb(33, 33, 33);"><br>
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December 10, 2025 (11:59pm EST): Abstract submission deadline</span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 15pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">Feb 1, 2026: Acceptance Notifications</span></p>
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</span><span style="color: rgb(33, 33, 33);">University of Pennsylvania</span></p>
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