Call for Papers: LENLS22

[Daisuke Bekki]

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今年の11月に神戸で開催される LENLS22 国際学会のご案内をお送り致します。
皆様のご参加をお待ちしております。

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                      CALL FOR PAPER

                  Logic and Engineering of
             Natural Language Semantics 22 (LENLS22)

Workshop Site : Kobe University
                  　Takigawa Memorial Hall 2F, Large Conference Room, 1-1 Rokkodai-cho, Nada-ku, Kobe 657-8501
                  　https://www.kobe-u.ac.jp/en/campus-life/maps/rokkodai2/
Dates         : November 26 (Thu) - 28 (Sat), 2026
Contact Person: Osamu Sawada (Kobe University)
Contact Email : lenls22[[at]]easychair.org
Website       : https://lenls.github.io/lenls22/
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Chair:  Osamu Sawada (Kobe University)
Co-chair: Daisuke Bekki (Ochanomizu University)
          Koji Mineshima (Keio University)
         
Invited Speakers:
- Thomas Grano (Indiana University)
- Daniel Lassiter (University of Edinburgh)

LENLS is an annual international conference on formal linguistics (i.e., syntax, semantics
and pragmatics), computational linguistics, the philosophy of language, and related fields,
including but not limited to the following:

- Formal syntax, semantics and pragmatics of natural language
- Model-theoretic and/or proof-theoretic semantics of natural language
- Computational approaches to semantics and pragmatics
- Nonclassical logic and its relation to natural language
  (e.g. substructural, fuzzy, categorical, and topological logic)
- Formal philosophy of language
- Scientific methodology and/or experimental design in linguistics

LENLS22 will be held in a hybrid format. Most presentations will take place in person at Kobe University, with the exception of a few remote talks. We will also provide a Zoom live stream for remote attendance. However, please note that the Zoom link will only be shared with registered participants.


Submissions:
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Authors are required to choose from one of the following two submission categories:
[Abstract Only] and [Abstract+Full Paper].  For both categories, authors must submit abstracts
(anonymous, up to 4 pages including figures and references, A4 size, 12-point font)
on original, unpublished research.  Abstracts must be submitted electronically in PDF at:

https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=lenls22

Upon acceptance, authors (both categories) are expected to submit extended abstracts
(up to 5 pages) before Nov 13.  Note that abstracts submitted to the [Abstract+Full Paper]
category may be accepted in the [Abstract Only] category (but not vice versa).  
The proceedings of the workshop will be made available online, including extended abstracts
(both categories).

Authors submitting to the [Abstract+Full Paper] category are required to submit a full paper
(up to 16 pages, excluding references and appendices) for the post-proceedings volume after the conference and at least one of them must agree to review at least one other full paper.


AI Use Policy:
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Authors bear full responsibility for all content in their submissions, regardless of whether AI tools were used in their preparation. AI systems may not be listed as co-authors. Submissions found to contain hallucinated content (e.g., fabricated references or citations) will be desk-rejected.

At the time of submission, all authors must complete the AI Use Statement field in the EasyChair submission form. If no AI tools were used, authors may simply state: "No AI tools were used in preparing this submission." If AI tools were used, authors should specify the tool(s) and the nature of their use. The program committee will take the disclosed use into account in its evaluation.


Important dates:
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Abstract submission deadline: Aug. 31, 2026 (AoE)
Notification of acceptance: Oct. 1, 2026 (AoE)
Deadline for early registration: Oct. 31, 2026 (AoE)
Deadline for the extended abstract: Nov. 13, 2026 (AoE)
Deadline for online registration: Nov. 16, 2026 (AoE)
LENLS22: Nov. 26-28, 2026
Deadline for full papers: Dec. 11, 2026 (AoE)


Sponsors:
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LENLS is being organized by an alliance of the following sponsors.

- The Association for Logic, Language and Information (FoLLI)
- "The Nexus of Human-LLM Interaction: A Multidisciplinary Linguistic Approach to Building a Collaborative Feedback Loop" project (Grant Number JPMJCR2565), funded by JST CREST Programs "Creation of an Interdisciplinary System Foundation for Realizing a Society of Human-AI Coexistence and Collaboration"
- Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST)
- Kobe University


Code of Conduct:
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All attendees, speakers, sponsors and volunteers at our conference are required to adhere to the following code of conduct. Organisers will enforce this code throughout the event. We expect cooperation from all participants to help ensure a safe environment for everyone.

[The Quick Version]
The organizers are dedicated to providing a harassment-free conference experience for everyone, regardless of gender, gender identity and expression, age, sexual orientation, disability, physical appearance, body size, race, ethnicity, or religion (or lack thereof). We do not tolerate harassment of conference participants in any form. Sexual language and imagery are not appropriate for any conference venue, including talks, workshops, parties, and social media. Conference participants violating these rules may be sanctioned or expelled from the conference without a refund at the discretion of the organisers.

[The Less Quick Version]
Harassment includes offensive verbal comments related to gender, gender identity and expression, age, sexual orientation, disability, physical appearance, body size, race, ethnicity, and religion (or lack thereof), as well as sexual images in public spaces, deliberate intimidation, stalking, following, harassing photography or recording, sustained disruption of talks or other events, inappropriate physical contact, and unwelcome sexual attention.
Participants asked to stop harassing behavior are expected to comply immediately.
If a participant engages in harassing behavior, the conference organisers may take any action they deem appropriate, including warning the offender or expulsion from the conference without a refund.
If you experience harassment, notice that someone else is being harassed, or have any other concerns, please contact the following conference staff members immediately: Elin McCready and Daisuke Bekki
The conference staff will be happy to help participants contact hotel/venue security or local law enforcement, provide escorts, or otherwise assist those experiencing harassment to feel safe for the duration of the conference. We value your attendance.
We expect participants to follow these rules at conference and workshop venues as well as conference-related social events.


Program Committee:
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  - Daisuke Bekki (Ochanomizu University)
  - Alastair Butler (Hirosaki University)
  - Patrick D. Elliott (Heinrich-Heine University of Dusseldorf)
  - Naoya Fujikawa (University of Tokyo)
  - Robert Henderson (University of Arizona)
  - Yu Izumi (Nanzan University)
  - Magdalena Kaufmann (University of Connecticut)
  - Elin McCready (ICREA/Autonomous University of Barcelona)
  - Koji Mineshima (Keio University)
  - Teruyuki Mizuno (Ochanomizu University)
  - Kenta Mizutani (Aichi Prefectural University)
  - Yoshiki Mori (University of Tokyo)
  - Yang Muyi (Osaka University)
  - Shinya Okano (University of Tokyo)
  - David -Y. Oshima (Nagoya University)
  - Lukas Rieser (Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology)
  - Osamu Sawada (Kobe University)
  - Eri Tanaka (Osaka University)
  - Wataru Uegaki (University of Edinburgh)
  - Gregoire Winterstein (Université du Québec à Montréal)
  - Akitaka Yamada (Keio University)
  - Shunsuke Yatabe (Ochanomizu University)
  - Kei Yoshimoto (Tohoku University)


Local Organizers:
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  - Osamu Sawada (Kobe University)
  - Zicheng Xu (Kobe University)
  - Asa Tomita (Ochanomizu University)