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Polysemy, Ad Hoc Concepts, and Vagueness

April 24, 2026

Philosophy Discipline, The University of Melbourne

digital lab, room 213, level 2
Arts West, West Wing
Melbourne
Australia

This will be an accessible event, including organized related activities

Sponsor(s):

University College London

Monash University

Monash University

IRL Crossing, CNRS

University of Melbourne

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Program

10am – 11.30am: ‘Word meaning, pragmatic modulation and polysemy’, Robyn Carston (UCL)

11.30am – 1pm: ‘Ad hoc concepts, definition and applications’ Michelle Liu (Monash)

Lunch break

2pm – 3.30pm: TBD Ellie Ripley (Monash) & Paul Égré (CRNS)

Is registration required? No

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