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We work on sentence processing, experimental semantics and pragmatics, and experimental syntax. PI: Dr. Ming Xiang

Chicago, IL
Joined March 2021
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Language Processing Lab @ UChicago retweeted
NeurIPS acknowledges that the cultural generalization made by the keynote speaker today reinforces implicit biases by making generalisations about Chinese scholars. This is not what NeurIPS stands for. NeurIPS is dedicated to being a safe space for all of us. We want to address the comment made during the invited talk this afternoon, as it is something that NeurIPS does not condone and it doesn't align with our code of conduct. We are addressing this issue with the speaker directly. NeurIPS is dedicated to being a diverse and inclusive place where everyone is treated equally.
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Very proud of this work with Sanghee Kim @Sanghee__Kim
Work with @UChicagoLangLab on processing appositive (ARCs) vs. restrictive relative clauses (RRCs) is out: doi.org/10.1111/cogs.13497 ARCs typically contain side-commentary info; does a distractor in an ARC lead to an absence of agreement attraction effect? (1/8)
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Language Processing Lab @ UChicago retweeted
Work with @UChicagoLangLab on processing appositive (ARCs) vs. restrictive relative clauses (RRCs) is out: doi.org/10.1111/cogs.13497 ARCs typically contain side-commentary info; does a distractor in an ARC lead to an absence of agreement attraction effect? (1/8)
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Huge congrats to Dr. Sanghee Kim for a successful dissertation defense “Memory encoding and retrieval of discourse structure in human sentence processing”. Very exciting work!@Sanghee__Kim
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It was also wonderful to have the defense in the beautiful Uchicago Paris Center.
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Language Processing Lab @ UChicago retweeted
What does it mean for language comprehension to be “good-enough”? With @rljfutrell, we present a computational formalization of model of shallow and deep processing using rate-distortion theory in our new #CogSci2024 paper: arxiv.org/abs/2405.08223 (1/n)
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Glad this is out in preprint! Active use of latent constituent representation in both humans and large language models. Many thanks to my wonderful collaborators Wei Liu and @NaiDing789! arxiv.org/abs/2405.18241
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Language Processing Lab @ UChicago retweeted
How far the implicit learning account can go? Check out our new paper (with @rljfutrell) accepted to #CogSci2024 @cogsci_soc : "A hierarchical Bayesian model for syntactic priming" Preprint: arxiv.org/pdf/2405.15964
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Language Processing Lab @ UChicago retweeted
Chamois now has all standard features needed for regular reading experiments. We've tested it and are now using it in production with a TRACKPixx3 tracker. Data looks super clean. github.com/tmalsburg/chamois
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Language Processing Lab @ UChicago retweeted
Six UChicago faculty members have been newly elected to the @americanacad, one of the nation’s oldest and most prestigious honorary societies. These scholars have made breakthroughs in fields ranging from linguistics to fundamental biology. Learn more: ms.spr.ly/6011YKi7S
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Language Processing Lab @ UChicago retweeted
Check out the great slate of presentations at ELM 3!
Full list of presentations for ELM 3 now available (schedule to follow in the near future): elm-conference.net/archive/e…
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Language Processing Lab @ UChicago retweeted
Registrations are open for FEAST | Formal and Experimental Advances in Sign Language Theory sites.lsa.umich.edu/feast202…
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We have a postdoc position open, on a project about QUD processing. Starting date July 1 2024 or after. Drop me an email if you are interested! ([email protected])
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Language Processing Lab @ UChicago retweeted
At a time when many are struggling to find ways to talk constructively to each other about conflicts occurring both in the U.S. and abroad, LSA is launching a new initiative focused on language, conflict and peace-making. lsadc.org/content.asp?admin=…
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Very happy to announce the publication of Eszter Ronai (@linguisticsNU) & Ming Xiang's new paper "What could have been said? Alternatives and variability in pragmatic inferences" in Journal of Memory and Language! authors.elsevier.com/a/1idTA…
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Language Processing Lab @ UChicago retweeted
[email protected] - help us out by flooding Kent’s VC with emails. Linguistics has been suffocated over years by university marketing strategy we have no control over. Despite everything we’ve produced the best students who have gone on to do PhDs at the best depts in the world.
With what limited personal impact I have, I have emailed the VC of the University of Kent to raise my concerns and disappointment about their plans to shut several departments, including philosophy. I strongly encourage other scholars and friends of the humanities to follow suit.
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Language Processing Lab @ UChicago retweeted
Interested in doing cross-linguistic comparisons using eye-tracking 👁️? Come do a 4-year postdoc with us! We are looking for someone fluent in Spanish and/or German 📅 Application deadline: March 1, 2024. More info: linguistlist.org/issues/35-3…
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Language Processing Lab @ UChicago retweeted
👉Check our new paper w/ Marco Lai and @liinapy @ImagingNeurosci! We show that the classifiers trained to distinguish phrases vs. nouns in a 2-word MEG paradigm can be applied to a naturalistic setting, bridging the gap between experimental and naturalistic paradigms 😎
New paper in Imaging Neuroscience @mitpress by Jixing Li, Marco Lai and Liina Pylkkänen: Semantic composition in experimental and naturalistic paradigms doi.org/10.1162/imag_a_00072
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