While commitment attribution, negotiation, and avoidance play a central role in communication, its nuances remain difficult to operationalize and measure. The aim of this workshop is to explore how experimental methods — broadly construed — can contribute to and inform theoretical accounts of commitment. The workshop will include invited talks by Benjamin Weissman (College of the Holy Cross, Massachusetts), Mailin Antomo (Georg-August-Universität Göttingen), Tatjana Scheffler (Ruhr-Universität Bochum), and Manfred Krifka (Leibniz-Zentrum Allgemeine Sprachwissenschaft Berlin), alongside contributed presentations. The workshop will take place over two days:
- Thursday 18 June: 9:30-16:30, in Ulbo de Sitter-zaal EOS 00.240
- Friday 19 June: 9:30-13:00, in E15.39/41
For more information, please see the workshop webpage, or contact Harriet Yates (harriet.yates [at] ru.nl (harriet[dot]yates[at]ru[dot]nl)). On behalf of the organising committee, Harriet Yates, Bob van Tiel, Thomas van der Leer, Peter de Swart, and Corien Bary.
