Embodied and Situated Language Processes Conference
Théâtre Antoine Vitez 29 Av. Robert Schuman, Aix-en-Provence, FranceESLP 2025 will be hosted by Aix Marseille Université, organized by the members of the CRPN (UMR CNRS 7077, Aix Marseille Université) in collaboration with SCALab (UMR CRNS 9193, Université de Lille). The Embodied and Situated Language Processing (ESLP) Conference, provides an interdisciplinary forum discussing current developments in grounding during online language processing. It welcomes […]
Workhop ” Social Cognitive Neuroscience Across Species”
socialworkshopslide 👉 Program Workshop Social Cognitive Neuroscience Across Species
Cultural evolution creates language-like structure: from humans to humpback whales and beyond
Salle des voûtes, St Charles 3 place Victor Hugo, Marseille, FranceSimon Kirby University of Edinburgh All known languages are made up of statistically coherent sequences - words - whose frequency distribution follows a power law known as a Zipfian distribution. Despite the ubiquity of these features across languages their origins are poorly understood. In this talk, I will argue that they arise because they facilitate learning […]
Multidimensional Semantics for Concrete and Abstract Concepts
Salle des voûtes, St Charles 3 place Victor Hugo, Marseille, FrancePenny M. Pexman Western University, Canada Multiple representation theories posit that concepts are represented via a combination of properties derived from sensorimotor, affective, linguistic, and other experiences. One advantage of this approach is that it helps address the challenge of abstract meanings, like wisdom and friendship, which are central to our mental and social […]
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Parc de Bagatelle 125 Rue du commandant rolland, Marseille, FranceProgramme