Hardest moment of my talk: pronouncing "The elelemphant in the room". So I am happy I didn't stuttered! Try to say it! From #ESLP that's all :-) @abstractionerc.bsky.social
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ABSTRACTION is a 5-year project funded by the European Research Council #ERCStG, led by @mariannabolog.bsky.social, at the University of Bologna, Italy. https://site.unibo.it/abstraction/en abstractionproject.eu
And here is @tomlamarra.bsky.social presenting his work on looking at difference between concreteness and specificity in a range of language processing contexts #ESLP2026
Tommaso Lamarra@tomlamarra.bsky.social · 6d agoOur PI @mariannabolog.bsky.social as keynote speaker of #ESLP2026 conference presenting the @abstractionerc.bsky.social research and findings on how lexical specificity shapes the study of conceptual knowledge and language use in both the human mind and LLMs 🧠🗣️🤖
@caterinavillani.bsky.social presenting at #ESLP2026 also our study on the development of language-mediated abstraction in children and #LLMs And this includes work in collab with @gpucce.bsky.social and Andrea Esuli ESLP2026.SCIENCESCONF.ORG @abstractionerc.bsky.social
@caterinavillani.bsky.social presenting @abstractionerc.bsky.social's study on categorization and abstraction in humans and LLMs at the #ESLP2026 conference, based on exemplar generation and typicality evaluation. The findings offer new insights into how conceptual knowledge is built 🧠🤖📚
Our PI @mariannabolog.bsky.social as keynote speaker of #ESLP2026 conference presenting the @abstractionerc.bsky.social research and findings on how lexical specificity shapes the study of conceptual knowledge and language use in both the human mind and LLMs 🧠🗣️🤖
Go @tomlamarra.bsky.social ! Presenting his Phd project at #ESLP: experimental evidence on the processing of words varying in concreteness and specificity in isolated words, constructed dialogues and real conversations. @abstractionerc.bsky.social ESLP2026.SCIENCESCONF.ORG
@caterinavillani.bsky.social presenting a collaborative project in which we explore the content of conceptual categories at different levels of granularity, by humans and #LLMs ESLP2026.SCIENCESCONF.ORG #ABSTRACTION #ESLP
Late lunch for an @abstractionerc.bsky.social delegation at ESLP2026.SCIENCESCONF.ORG in Lancaster today :-) And the conference starts tomorrow! @tomlamarra.bsky.social @grambelli.bsky.social @caterinavillani.bsky.social
🇧🇷 ABSTRACTION goes to Rio! 🧠🌎 @lauraocchipinti.bsky.social is presenting our research at #CogSci2026, exploring how word concreteness and specificity (two dimensions of Abstraction) differently shape children’s perceptions of clarity and informativeness in written texts. ☀️ #CognitiveScience
Our @abstractionerc.bsky.social paper on the lexical profiles of Trump and Harris in the final Presodential debate sparked a 1000 people debate on Reddit. www.reddit.com/r/science/s/... Join the discussions!
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Day 1 of #SALC10 is wrapping up in Umeå. @abstractionerc.bsky.social presentation done. Great talks, inspiring discussions, and plenty of exciting science. So far, all good news from Umeå. Looking forward to Day 2!
OurPI, @mariannabolog.bsky.social, presented at @raammetaphor.bsky.social specialised seminar preliminary findings on how word specificity influences the comprehensibility of predicative metaphors. The talk sparked engaging discussions and insightful feedback 🗣️🎤
Thrilled to participate in my first @raammetaphor.bsky.social Conference! 🎤 An amazing community, inspiring conversations, and plenty of insightful discussions. 💡 Grateful for the experience and looking forward to the next one!
MariannaBolog@mariannabolog.bsky.social · 2mo ago@tomlamarra.bsky.social presenting at RaAM specialized seminar his insight on how specificity (beyond concreteness) may impact conceptual metaphor comprehension. @abstractionerc.bsky.social
@tomlamarra.bsky.social presenting at RaAM specialized seminar his insight on how specificity (beyond concreteness) may impact conceptual metaphor comprehension. @abstractionerc.bsky.social
A great first day at @raammetaphor.bsky.social!✨🚀 Interesting talks, excellent organization, and great to connect with both new and familiar faces! 😎 @valentinabambini.bsky.social @mariannabolog.bsky.social @abstractionerc.bsky.social @al-azary.bsky.social @kristinadespot.bsky.social
@tomlamarra.bsky.social discussing his #phd thesis on Language-mediated abstraction. Conceptual concreteness and categorical specificity in language processing. It is happening now at the University of Bologna
Two papers from @abstractionerc.bsky.social accepted at #ESLP2026 in Lancaster 🎉 One on whether AI categorises the world like humans. The other on how children and LLMs learn to climb lexical hierarchies (electric bicycle→ bicycle→ vehicle). Takeaway? Abstraction is hard. For humans and AI alike.
Paola Vernillo presenting experimental @abstractionerc.bsky.social data on the perception of metaphor quality when the specificity of the metaphorical terms is manipulated. At Messina, "Forms of embodiment 2026"
Shaun Gallagher opens Day 2 of "Forms of embodiment" with a talk on Robodiment: building an artificial enactive body. At Messina University. @abstractionerc.bsky.social is here.
@mariannabolog.bsky.social PI of Abstraction_ERC presents Abstraction scientific results putting them in relation with forms of embodiment. A theory of embodiment must take in account the grounding of concrete/abstract as well as general/specific concepts.
Forms of embodiment. Valentina Cuccio opens the conference at Messina University. 18-20 May 2026. @mariannabolog.bsky.social and Paola Vernillo representating Abstraction_ERC
@lauraocchipinti.bsky.social presents our study on text complexity elaborate on 5 levels, and its relation with lexical concreteness and specificity. At PiF2026, Pavia.
Paola Vernillo presenting @abstractionerc.bsky.social work at PiF2026: "Specificity, concreteness, and frequency in metaphor evaluation. Behavioral evidence from Italian predicate metaphors
@tomlamarra.bsky.social presents @abstractionerc.bsky.social results at PiF2026 on the role of concreteness and specificity on language processing, considering Word processing in isolation, in simulated dialogues and in naturalistic conversations.
Dinner with Louisa Bogaerts and Simona Amenta (and 80 more people that are not in the picture) at PiF2026 in Pavia, Italy sites.google.com/view/pifpavi...
Con Maria Montefinese ed Eleonora Catricalà a PiF, Pavia, talking about semantic norms @mariamontefinese.bsky.social
Feels like an Escher drawing, but it is the ceiling of the Aula Magna in @unipv.bsky.social Great venue for Psycholinguistics in Flanders 2026 sites.google.com/view/pifpavia
Poster session at Psycholinguistics in Flanders at Pavia. @lauraocchipinti.bsky.social presents @abstractionerc.bsky.social results on how lexical concreteness and specificity affect children's text evaluation. 🤩 sites.google.com/view/pifpavia
Ready for Psycholinguistics in Flanders Conference PiF (2026) at @University of Pavia! 🗣️⛪ Looking forward to meaningful discussions and new connections! @abstractionerc.bsky.social @mariannabolog.bsky.social @paover.bsky.social @lauraocchipinti.bsky.social
