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POLYSEMY IN THE EVALUATIVE SPHERE

In-person: Faculty of Letters\, University of Porto\, Via Panorâ\;mica s/n

Online: Zoom

This is a biweekly seminar pertaining to the project Slurs and the Lexicon: A Rich-Lexicon Approach to Slurs and Other Evaluative Expressions - LEXISLUR (2023.05952.CEECIND\; PI: Dan Zeman). The main aim of the project is to offer a polysemy account fit for evaluative expressions and to assess to what extent a unified approach to the entire evaluative sphere is feasible. Much work on polysemy can be found in lexical semantics - the branch of semantics that studies the meaning of words\, their internal structure and interrelations\, etc. However\, while the debate about polysemy of various expressions has produced an impressive amount of work\, not much material on the polysemy of evaluative expressions exists in that area. The purpose of this seminar is twofold: first\, to get acquainted with the essential literature on polysemy (via in-person sessions dedicated to reading and discussing the relevant papers)\; second\, to feature current work on polysemy as applied to evaluative expressions (via online talks by invited speakers). In this way\, participants will both acquire knowledge about polysemy in general and see how the discussions in lexical semantics can be applied to the evaluative sphere.

In-person meetings

Next meeting: NOVEMBER 5\, 15:00-16:30 WET: \;Marina Ortega André\;s &\; Agustin Vicente\, "Polysemy and co-predication"\, \;Glossa \;4(1)\, 2019.

Past meetings: \;OCTOBER 15\, 16.30-18.00 WET: \;Michelle Liu\, "Polysemy and Philosophy"\, \;Philosophy Compass \;20: e70040\, 2025.

Future readings:

Nicholas Asher\, Lexical Meaning in Context: A Web of Words\, Cambridge University Press\, 2011 (excerpts).

Robyn Carston\, "Polysemy: pragmatics and sense conventions"\, Mind &\; Language 36(1): 108-133\, 2021.

John Collins\, "Copredication as illusion"\, Journal of Semantics 40(2-3): 359-389\, 2023.

Steven Frisson\, "Semantic underspecification in language processing"\, Language and Linguistics Compass 3(1): 111-127\, 2009.

Lotte Hogeweg &\; Agustin Vicente\, "On the nature of the lexicon"\, Journal of Linguistics 56(4): 865-891\, 2020.

Ray Jackendoff\, Semantic Structures\, MIT Press\, 1990 (excerpts).

Ingrid Lossius Falkum &\; Agustin Vicente\, "Polysemy"\, Oxford Bibliographies Online\, 2020.

James Pustejovsky\, The Generative Lexicon\, MIT Press\, 1995 (excerpts).

Petra Schumacher\, "When combinatorial processing results in reconceptualization: Towards a new approach of compositionality"\, Frontiers of Psychology 4: 677\, 2013.

Agustin Vicente\, "Polysemy and word meaning"\, Philosophical Studies\, 175(4): 947-968\, 2018.

Agustin Vicente\, "Approaches to co-predication"\, Journal of Pragmatics 182: 348-357\, 2021.

Online talks

Next talk: NOVEMBER 21\, 11:00-12.30 WET: Marina Ortega-André\;s (University of the Basque Country)\, "When this chef says pot: The importance of the speaker's identity in understanding ambiguous words"

Past talks: \;OCTOBER 31\, 11:00-12:30 WET: \;Michelle Liu (Monash University)\, "Ad Hoc Concepts\, Polysemy\, and Verbal Disputes"

Future talks (schedule and titles TBA): \;John Collins &\; Agustin Vicente\, Tamara Dobler\, Jessica Keiser\, Michelle Liu\, Ingrid Lossius Falkum\, Emanuel Viebahn

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Call for participation

3rd Porto Medieval and Early Modern Philosophy Summer School Porto\, 15 to 19 June 2026 Petrus Hispanus' Tractatus: Logic and Philosophy from the Middle Ages to Modernity

General information: \;https://ifilosofia.up.pt/activities/3rd-porto-mempss \; \;

Invited speakers

&mdash\; Ana-Marí\;a Mora Má\;rquez (Lunds Universitet)

&mdash\; Aurora Panzica (Universitä\;t Basel)

&mdash\; Julie Brumberg-Chaumont (PSL/CNRS\, Paris)

&mdash\; Mikko Yrjö\;nsuuri (University of Jyvä\;skylä\;) \;

The summer school aims to survey the current state of the art and to promote further research on the \;Tractatus \;and its reception. We welcome contributions on Petrus Hispanus&rsquo\; \;Tractatus \;(Summulae logicales) and its tradition\, covering a broad range of topics\, including (but not limited to) those listed here: \;https://ifilosofia.up.pt/activities/3rd-porto-mempss \;

Participation and call

Participation is reserved for PhD students\, advanced master's students\, junior researchers who intend to pursue a PhD\, and young scholars.

We invite submissions of proposals for 30-minute presentations followed by a 15-minute discussion. Along with the title\, the abstract (up to 600 words)\, references and 5 keywords\, the proposal should include a short biographical note.

Please\, send your proposal by March 30\, 2026\, to this address: \;gfm_summerschool@letras.up.pt \; The decision of acceptance will be released to the applicants by April 15\, 2026.

The school will accept 10 to 15 participants. No fees apply to the selected participants. Catering and all school materials will be provided by the organisation.

Participants from outside Porto can apply for a travel and accommodation grant (up to 500 euros).

Organisation

Gabinete de Filosofia Medieval / Medieval and Early Modern Philosophy thematic line of the Institute of Philosophy of the University of Porto. \;

ORGANIZER;CN="José Meirinhos";CN=Vera Rodrigues: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260607T203703Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Lisbon:20260620T234500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Lisbon:20260620T234500 SUMMARY:Workshop: Ethics and Politics of Artificial Intelligence UID:20260616T164321Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-bd7db559-gt5qm TZID:Europe/Lisbon LOCATION:Casa dos Livros\, Porto\, Portugal DESCRIPTION:

[Call for Abstracts]

Workshop: Ethics and Politics of Artificial Intelligence

Casa dos Livros\, Porto\, Portugal

2 July 2026 | 10h00-17h00

Palacete Burmester - Rua do Campo Alegre\, 1055\, 4150-181 Porto

About: The Workshop: Ethics and Politics of AI brings together researchers\, academics\, and graduate students to examine central ethical and political questions raised by contemporary artificial intelligence. The workshop welcomes contributions from moral and political philosophy\, philosophy of technology\, applied ethics\, law\, social theory\, and related interdisciplinary fields. Its aim is to promote focused discussion on the institutional\, normative\, and democratic challenges created by AI systems in contemporary societies.

The final deadline to submit proposals is June 20\, 2026.

KEYNOTE SPEAKERS:

·\; \; \; \; \; \; \; Chiara Cordelli is Professor of Political Science at the University of Chicago.

·\; \; \; \; \; \; \; Radu Uszkai is affiliated with Bucharest University of Economic Studies and the Research Centre in Applied Ethics.

Topics might include (but are not limited to):

1. \; \; \; \; \; \; AI\, democracy\, and political authority

2. \; \; \; \; \; \; Responsibility\, accountability\, and institutional design

3. \; \; \; \; \; \; Fairness\, bias\, and structural injustice

4. \; \; \; \; \; \; Transparency\, explainability\, and public justification

5. \; \; \; \; \; \; AI governance\, regulation\, and human rights

6. \; \; \; \; \; \; Privacy\, surveillance\, and data politics

7. \; \; \; \; \; \; AI\, labour\, education\, and inequality

8. \; \; \; \; \; \; Misinformation\, manipulation\, and epistemic harms

9. \; \; \; \; \; \; Healthcare\, Law and Educational Impact of AI

10. \; Environmental and infrastructural ethics of AI

Attendance: Free.

Note: There will be no fee to participate as a speaker of this workshop. Please note that we are unable to provide financial support for travel\, accommodation\, or meals for accepted speakers.

Language of the workshop: English.

SUBMISSIONS:

·\; \; \; \; \; \; \; Proposals should include two files (in Word format\; PDF formats will not be accepted):

o \; \; (1) a cover page with identification and clear academic affiliation

o \; \; (2) an anonymized title and abstract (maximum 250 words\, up to 5 references)

o \; \; (3) sent to stevensequeira92@hotmail.com

·\; \; \; \; \; \; \; Paper duration: 30 minutes (20 minutes presentation + 10 minutes for discussion)\;

·\; \; \; \; \; \; \; Notification Info: notification of acceptance or rejection will be given after review of the submitted proposal\;

·\; \; \; \; \; \; \; Publications: selected papers may be considered for future publication projects\; the publication process will be independent and optional\;

·\; \; \; \; \; \; \; Any doubts or concerns can be addressed to: stevensequeira92@hotmail.com

Venue: Casa dos Livros\, Palacete Burmester - Rua do Campo Alegre\, 1055\, 4150-181 Porto.

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Organization

Steven S. Gouveia (IF/UP)

CEEC Project by FCT 2022.02527.CEECIND

Mind\, Language and Action Group (MLAG)

Instituto de Filosofia da Universidade do Porto &ndash\; UID/00502/2025

Fundaç\;ã\;o para a Ciê\;ncia e a Tecnologia (FCT)

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