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The 15th International Symposium of Cognition, Logic and Communication ’Syntax and semantics of music and dance: Formal and experimental approaches’ will take place November 26, 2021 - November 27, 2021 as a physical co-presence event (considering all epidemiological constraints and requirements).

The remote version of the symposium and satellite event will be provided using Zoom. The registered participants will receive the details about Zoom events by email on Thursday, November 25, 2021.

 

Location:

Small Aula (Mazā Aula), University of Latvia, Raiņa blvd. 19, Rīga (November 26— November 27, 2021).

 

ISCLC15 Schedule

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 26TH

10:00 – 11:30  

Robert Blumberg Distinguished lecture

ICONIC MEANINGS WITHIN SUPER SEMANTICS

Philippe SCHLENKER, Institut Jean-Nicod, CNRS/NYU, France / USA

Chair: Jurģis ŠĶILTERS, University of Latvia, Riga, Latvia


11:30 – 11:45 Coffee Break


11:45 – 12:25  PAPER SESSION 1

FROM PICTURE SEMANTICS TO DANCE SEMANTICS

Leo MIGOTTI, École normale supérieure of Paris, France


12:25 – 13:05  PAPER SESSION 2

LARSON’S MUSICAL FORCES IN SCHLENKER’S MUSICAL SEMANTICS

Mick de NEEVE, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Chair of Paper Sessions 1 and 2: Isabelle CHARNAVEL, Harvard University / University of
Geneva, USA/ Switzerland


13:05 – 14:10  Lunch


14:10 – 14:45 LIGHTNING TALKS (à 7 min)

  • LT-1: GENERATIVE PRINCIPLES OF YORUBA DÙNDÚN AND BÀTÁ DRUM LANGUAGE AND MUSIC
    Mariano GONZÁLEZ, Olupemi OLUDARE, Utrecht University, The Netherlands
  • LT-2: THE KINESEMIOTIC BODY (remotely)
    Arianna MAIORANI, John BATEMAN, Massimiliano ZECCA, Russell LOCK, Loughborough University, UK
  • LT-3: UNDERSTANDING THE GENERATIVE FEATURES OF THE KÓNKÓLÓ TIMELINE IN YORUBA MUSIC: RHYTHM, MOVEMENT, LANGUAGE, AND CULTURE
    Olupemi OLUDARE, Katie OVERY, Utrecht University, The Netherlands
  • LT-4: MUSIC AND VISUAL NARRATIVES: THE ROLE OF IMPLICATURES
    Francesca PRONI, University of Siena, Italy
  • LT-5: WHEN LANGUAGE HAS A BEAT: SENEGALESE DRUM LANGUAGE AND LINGUISTIC THEORY (remotely)
    Sofiya ROS, Utrecht University, The Netherlands

Chair: Leo MIGOTTI, École normale supérieure of Paris, France


14:45 – 15:40 POSTER SESSIONS


15:40 – 15:55  Coffee Break


15:55 – 16:55   KEYNOTE

DIFFERING MEANINGS AT THE MUSIC-MOVEMENT INTERFACE (remotely)

Pritty PATEL-GROSZ, University of Oslo, Norway

Chair: Isabelle CHARNAVEL, Harvard University / University of Geneva, USA/ Switzerland


16:55 – 17:15  Coffee Break 


17:15 – 18:45   SATELLITE EVENT (remotely)

Satellite event in collaboration with Jāzeps Vītols Latvian Academy of Music 

Music and Language: neural and behavioral transfers

Chairs: Markus CHRISTINER, Christine GROß, Valdis BERNHOFS, Jāzeps Vītols Latvian Academy of Music, Latvia

SINGING BEHAVIOUR DURING CHILDHOOD BOOSTS LANGUAGE ABILITIES DURING ADULTHOOD 

Christine GROß and Markus CHRISTINER

WHAT MUSICAL STATUS REVEALS ABOUT INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES IN THE PERCEPTION AND PRODUCTION OF FOREIGN LANGUAGES

Christine GROß and Markus CHRISTINER

ACQUIRING PHONOLOGICAL AWARENESS IN A SECOND LANGUAGE: THE INFLUENCE OF MUSICAL ABILITIES AND PHONETIC APTITUDE

Marion COUMEL, Christine GROß, Sabine SOMMER-LOLEI, Markus CHRISTINER

MANDARIN AND MUSICALITY: WHAT ELEMENTARY AUDITORY SKILLS, MUSICAL AND SINGING ABILITIES REVEAL ABOUT LEARNING TO DISCRIMINATE AND TO PRONOUNCE MANDARIN

Markus CHRISTINER, Julia RENNER, Christine GROß, Jan BENNER and Peter SCHNEIDER

WHERE WORDS FAIL: INVESTIGATING INTENDED EMOTIONAL EXPRESSION DURING MUSIC IMPROVISATION WITH THE EEG METHOD

Jachin Edward POUSSON


18:45 – 19:45   CONCERT   


19:45  BANQUET / RECEPTION 

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SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 27TH

10:00 – 11:00  KEYNOTE

DANCE AND MUSIC RHYTHMS: SIMILARITIES, DIFFERENCES AND INTERACTIONS

Isabelle CHARNAVEL, Harvard University / University of Geneva, USA/ Switzerland

Chair: Philippe SCHLENKER, Institut Jean-Nicod, CNRS/NYU, France / USA


11:00 – 11:20 Coffee Break


11:20 – 12:00  PAPER SESSION 3

INVESTIGATING THE PRAGMATIC EFFECTS OF MUSICAL SYNTAX THROUGH MUSICAL HUMOR

Hugo RODRIGUEZ, Pablo ARIAS and Clément CANONNE­­


12:00 – 12:40  PAPER SESSION 4 (remotely)

MULTILEVEL-GROUNDED SEMANTICS OF MUSIC: THE CASE OF BEETHOVEN’S SONATA NO. 1

Mihailo ANTOVIC, University of Niš, Serbia

Chair of Paper Sessions 3 and 4: Markus NEUWIRTH, Anton Bruckner University Linz


12:40 – 14:10 Lunch


14:10 – 14:50 PAPER SESSION 5

MUSIC SEMANTICS WITHIN AUDITORY COGNITION: AN EXPERIMENTAL PARADIGM

Leo MIGOTTI, Eléonore SCHOLLER, École normale supérieure of Paris


14:50 – 15:30    PAPER SESSION 6 (remotely)

HARMONY, RHYTHM, AND THE SYNTAX-PROSODY INTERFACE

Jonah KATZ, West Virginia University, USA

Chair of Paper Sessions 5 and 6: Isabelle CHARNAVEL, Harvard University / University of
Geneva, USA/ Switzerland


15:30 – 15:50 Coffee Break


15:50 – 16:50   DISCUSSION PANEL


16:50 – 17:00  Break


17:00 – 18:10  KEYNOTE

MUSIC SEMANTICS: THEORETICAL REFINEMENTS AND EXTENSIONS

Markus NEUWIRTH, Anton Bruckner University Linz

Chair: Philippe SCHLENKER, Institut Jean-Nicod, CNRS/NYU, France / USA


18:10  CONFERENCE CLOSING


All regular contributions consist of 30 min talk and 10 min discussion.