We invite submissions of abstracts with a maximum length of 2 pages in PDF format for oral or poster presentations. Submissions may address, but are not limited to, the following topics:
1. The concept of “understanding a language”: What does it mean to learn and use a language? How to evaluate humans’ and LLMs' performance in understanding a language? 2. Human language acquisition and AI learning: Comparing how children and machines acquire/learn languages. Is human language development the unique way to learn to use and understand language? How can AI technology help human learn and understand languages? 3. Cognitive and neural foundations of language and AI: How do language and intelligence emerge from neural mechanisms versus AI models? 4. Computational models of linguistic representation: How do LLMs represent meaning and sound structure? How do linguists and LLMs study the gaps and connections between symbolic, distributional, and conceptual representation?
Important Dates:
Abstract submission deadline: May 30, 2026
Notification of acceptance: July 31, 2026
Early registration: August 15, 2026
Final version due: August 31, 2026
Conference dates: November 11-12, 2026
