Call for Papers


Ambigo: Workshop on Ambiguity – Theory, Development, and Processing will take place at the University of Göttingen on 4–6 July 2018.

We encourage submission of theoretical or empirical works investigating – but not limited to – the following topics: lexical ambiguity (homonymy, polysemy), structural/syntactic ambiguity (scope ambiguity, phrase attachment ambiguity), semantic/pragmatic ambiguity (interpretation and scope of logical operators, implicatures, speech acts), temporary ambiguity (garden paths, reference resolution).

Abstracts must be anonymous and be written in 12pt font. The main text should be at most 2 pages (US Letter or A4) in length with an optional third page for pictures, graphs, examples and references. We welcome oral presentation (30 mins plus 15 mins for discussion) and poster presentations.

The deadline for applications is due to the 21st of April. Notification of acceptance will be due to the 7th of May.

DEADLINE EXTENSION: 28 April 2018


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