Who we are
The UConn Meaning Group meets on a regular (mostly weekly) basis throughout the academic year to discuss recent and ongoing work in the areas of Semantics, Pragmatics, and Philosophy of Language. It consists primarily of faculty and graduate students in the Departments of Linguistics and Philosophy, but is open to anyone interested in the topics. Anyone who would like to be on the mailing list is invited to get in touch.
In Fall 2024, regular meetings will be held on Fridays 12:30am-1:30pm in Herbst (formerly Oak) Hall 338.
Meetings and Announcements
Related events (Linguistics and Philosophy feeds)
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2/22
Kinds of Cognition Graduate Conference
Kinds of Cognition Graduate Conference
Saturday, February 22nd, 2025
09:00 AM - 04:00 PM
Programme (in EST)
09:00 - 09:10 Welcome and Introduction
09:10 - 10:15 Keynote: Elisabeth Pacherie (institut Jean Nicod; Institute for the Study of Cognition at Ecole Normale Supérieure, Paris)
“Motoric Representational Format”10:20 - 10:50 Emma Otterski
“(In)directly perceiving others’ emotions and the object analogy”10:55 - 11:25 Iwan Williams (Monash University)
” Proto-asserters?: The case of chatbot speech meets the case of toddler speech “11:30 - 12:05 Frederik T. Junker (University of Copenhagen)
“From Daydreams to Decisions”12:10 - 12:40 Georgina Brighouse (University of Liverpool)
“Rethinking aphantasia: A genuine lack of capacity but not a disorder or disability
12:40 - 1:20 Lunch1:20 - 1:50 Mica Rapstine (University of Michigan)
“Moral Epiphany and Insight in Problem Solving”1:55 - 2:25 Joachim Nicolodi (University of Cambridge)
“Consciousness in the Creative Process and the Problem for AI”2:30 - 3:00 Mona Fazeli (University of California, Los Angeles)
“Does Metareasoning Contribute to Epistemic Rationality?”3:05 - 3:35 Juan Murillo Vargas (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)
“How Language-Like is the Language of Thought?”3:40 - 4:35 Keynote: Cameron Buckner (University of Florida)
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2/28
Logic Colloquium: Tyler Knowlton (U Delaware)
Logic Colloquium: Tyler Knowlton (U Delaware)
Friday, February 28th, 2025
02:30 PM - 04:00 PM
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Join us in the Logic Colloquium for a talk by Tyler Knowlton (Linguistics & Cognitive Science, U Delaware).
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3/1
El Instituto’s Graduate Research Forum
El Instituto’s Graduate Research Forum
Saturday, March 1st, 2025
09:45 AM - 02:15 PM
Ryan Building
“ELIN’s Graduate Research Forum: Interdisciplinary Perspectives from Latina/o, Caribbean, and Latin American Studies”
Saturday, March 1, 2025
9:45am-2:15pm
Ryan Building, Room 204
Join El Instituto’s Graduate Research Forum, where graduate students will share and defend their research! This research forum showcases new interdisciplinary collaboration and academic exchange across multiple departments: valuable feedback and networking opportunities with peers and faculty.Schedule Overview:
- 3 Sessions with presentations along with Q&A
- Breaks in between sessions
- Lunch provided to conclude event
Please enter through El Instituto’s main entrance on the side of the building passing the (InCHIP) Institute for Collaboration on Health, Intervention, and Policy. You can find information for directions in El Instituto’s website.
There is limited space, RSVP today!
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3/6
ECOM Spotlight Series: Emily Myers
ECOM Spotlight Series: Emily Myers
Thursday, March 6th, 2025
12:15 PM - 01:30 PM
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3/6
Teale Lecture: Women’s Center Speaker
Teale Lecture: Women’s Center Speaker
Thursday, March 6th, 2025
04:00 PM - 05:00 PM
The Dodd Center for Human Rights
- 03/06/25 - Women’s Center Collaboration
- This is an Honors Event. See tags below for category information. #UHLevent10936
Contact Information:
Gregory Anderson, Gregory.Anderson@uconn.edu;
Kathleen Segerson, Kathleen.Segerson@uconn.edu;
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3/7
Philosophy’s Prospective Students Day
Philosophy’s Prospective Students Day
Friday, March 7th, 2025
09:30 AM - 05:00 PM
TBD
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3/13
InCHIP Lecture Series: Air quality, Environmental Health, and Justice
InCHIP Lecture Series: Air quality, Environmental Health, and Justice
Thursday, March 13th, 2025
12:30 PM - 01:30 PM
Virtual
Christina H. Fuller, Sc.D., University of Georgia
Topic: Air quality, Environmental Health, and Justice
March 13, 2025 | 12:30 PM | WebExRSVP
Christina H. Fuller is an Associate Professor in the University of Georgia College of Engineering. She earned master’s and doctoral degrees in environmental health from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and a bachelor’s degree in environmental engineering from Northwestern University. Dr. Fuller conducts research on environmental health and justice. She has expertise in exposure science and epidemiology, which she uses to investigate air pollution exposure, pollution reduction strategies, health disparities and social-environmental interactions. -
3/27
Teale Lecture: David Sedlack (University of California, Berkeley)
Teale Lecture: David Sedlack (University of California, Berkeley)
Thursday, March 27th, 2025
04:00 PM - 05:00 PM
The Dodd Center for Human Rights
- 03/27/25 - Realizing the Promise of Nature-Based Water Treatment in the Age of Climate Change Adaptation
- This is an Honors Event. See tags below for category information. #UHLevent10937
Contact Information:
Gregory Anderson, Gregory.Anderson@uconn.edu;
Kathleen Segerson, Kathleen.Segerson@uconn.edu;
or Michael Willig, Michael.Willig@uconn.edu;
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4/4
Logic Colloquium: Matthew Chrismas (Edinburgh)
Logic Colloquium: Matthew Chrismas (Edinburgh)
Friday, April 4th, 2025
02:30 PM - 04:00 PM
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Join us in the Logic Colloquium for a talk by Matthew Chrisman (Edinburgh)!
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4/4
ECOM Speaker Series: Matthew Chrisman
ECOM Speaker Series: Matthew Chrisman
Friday, April 4th, 2025
04:00 PM - 05:30 PM
ECOM Speaker Series will host Prof. Matthew Chrisman (University of Edinburgh).
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Phone: | (860) 486-8123 |
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E-mail: | stefan.kaufmann@uconn.edu |
Address: | c/o Stefan Kaufmann Department of Linguistics 365 Fairfield Way, Unit 1145 Storrs, CT 06269-1145 |