International Symposium on Word Prevalence

The International Conference on Word Prevalence brings together researchers who, through large-scale studies, have contributed to the psycholinguistic research of word prevalence on large datasets. Word prevalence expresses the proportion of speakers who know a particular word and enables a better understanding of vocabulary and differences in word knowledge among speakers.

The conference intends to foster the exchange of insights and to raise new research questions regarding the methodology of such studies, their implementation in various linguistic contexts, and the interpretation of results. Particular attention will also be dedicated to the use of the collected data in the development of new theories, research approaches, and practical applications.
 

PROGRAMME

10.45–10.50 OPENING CEREMONY

10.50–11.10 Andrej Perdih: Slovenian word-prevalence project
11.10–11.30 Matic Pavlič: Lexical access, word meaning and semantic knowledge
11.30–11.40 David Gosar: From Linguistic to Psychological Space: The Importance of Understanding the Linguistic Properties of Words in the Development of Psychological Measurement Instruments
11.40–12.15 Discussion

12.15–13.40 LUNCH BREAK

13.40–14.20 Marc Guasch Moix: Putting Catalan on the Psycholinguistic Map: Resources, Norms, and Beyond
14.20–15.00 Marc Brysbaert: Combining generative AI with megastudy data to get useful estimates for all words and expressions in the language
15.00–15.20 (POSTER) Eva Pavlinušić Vilus, Ana Matić, Kristina Cergol, Cui Ding, Marijan Palmović: LexiCro: a Yes/No vocabulary test for Croatian L1 speakers
15.20–16.00 Emmanuel Keuleers: Static vs Dynamic, Mass vs Reach: What Lexical Statistics Measure
16.00–16.40 Simona Amenta: How well do Italians know their words? Evidence from a large-scale word prevalence study

16.40–17.00 CLOSING

Programme and organising committeer

Andrej Perdih, ZRC SAZU, Inštitut za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša
Matic Pavlič, Univerza v Ljubljani, Pedagoška fakulteta
Janoš Ježovnik, ZRC SAZU, Inštitut za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša
Artur Stepanov, Univerza v Novi Gorici, Center za kognitivno modeliranje jezika
Nataša Gliha Komac, ZRC SAZU, Inštitut za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša
Dejan Gabrovšek, ZRC SAZU, Inštitut za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša
Tina Pogorelčnik, Univerzitetni klinični center Ljubljana, Nevrološka klinika

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