The Hungarian Research Centre for Linguistics (HUN-REN) invites submissions to the 1st International Workshop on Language and Language Models. This workshop is designed as a dedicated forum for scholars and practitioners in the social sciences and humanities (SSH) to discuss and evaluate large language models from an SSH perspective, and to share best practices that can advance research and applications within these fields.

Submission Guidelines

We expect submissions in the form of extended abstracts (length: 3 to 4 pages including references) in PDF format, in accordance with the template (https://www.overleaf.com/read/sbmczvkpxpzz#4a94e3). Please ensure your submission clearly outlines your research question, methodology, and preliminary findings.

List of Topics

• General language models: Critical and comparative analyses of state-of-the-art language models, including their linguistic competence, performance, and limitations.
• Cultural and linguistic perspectives: Investigations into the cultural, cognitive, and scientific aspects of language processing, including the unexplored territories of model behavior and linguistic capability.
• Applications and best practices: Case studies and best practices in applying AI to language research, highlighting the potential for cross-disciplinary innovation within SSH.
• Bridging disciplines: Contributions that examine the role of language models in reshaping traditional SSH methodologies, and proposals on integrating AI insights into linguistic inquiry.

Program Committee

• Gábor Prószéky, HUN-REN Hungarian Research Centre for Linguistics & Pázmány Péter Catholic University (chair)
• António Branco, University of Lisbon, Portugal
• Eva Hajičová, Charles University Prague, Czech Republic
• Erhard Hinrichs, University of Tubingen, Germany
• Csaba Pléh, Central European University, Austria
• Paul Rayson, Lancaster University, United Kingdom
• Frédérique Segond, National Institute for Research in Digital Science and Technology, France
• Marko Tadić, University of Zagreb, Croatia
• Dan Tufiș, Romanian Academy, Romania
• Hans Uszkoreit, German Research Center for Artificial Intelligence, Germany
• Tamás Váradi, HUN-REN Hungarian Research Centre for Linguistics, Hungary
• Martin Wynne, University of Oxford, United Kingdom

Keynote Speaker

• Erhard Hinrichs, University of Tubingen, Germany

Publication

Selected papers will be published in Acta Linguistica Academica. After acceptance notifications, the author(s) of accepted submissions will be invited to submit full papers (10-12 pages) to be reviewed according to the same criteria as the abstracts. 

Venue

The conference will be held in the HUN-REN Hungarian Research Centre for Linguistics, Budapest.

Contact

Contact for any questions regarding the conference: info@wolala.nytud.hu