International Workshop on Cross-linguistic Databases and Norms
(Updated: April 2, 2025)
May 31 – June 1, 2025
Shanghai, China
Organizers: East China Normal University
Co-Organizers: The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Language Specialty Committee of the Chinese Psychological Society, and Shanghai Psychological Society
The study of language and cognition increasingly relies on cross-linguistic data to understand language processing, representation, and acquisition. The debate on universality vs. cultural specificity of language and cognition has continued to this day, making large-scale cross-linguistic databases and norms crucial for uncovering both universal and language-specific mechanisms.
A collection of high-quality linguistic databases has already been established across various languages. These databases not only lay the foundation for evaluating and measuring language abilities and acquisition levels, but also provide new perspectives on typical and atypical language development, offering crucial support for researchers exploring the cognitive and neural mechanisms underlying language capacity.
However, challenges persist, including the lack of overarching design frameworks, data variability, linguistic diversity, and the need for standardization. Additionally, large language models (LLMs) provide new resources and tools for exploring linguistic universality and specificity, while also introducing fresh opportunities and challenges for the development and application of databases and norms.
The International Workshop on Cross-linguistic Databases and Norms brings together leading experts from cognitive science, psychology, linguistics, computational modeling, and natural language processing to address these challenges. It aims to create a platform for idea exchange and collaboration, fostering the strategic design of cross-linguistic databases, sharing innovative datasets, and discussing methodologies. It will focus on the development, maintenance, and application of cross-linguistic data resources, with a special reference to Chinese. We hope that this workshop will provide a forum for propelling interdisciplinary research in this field.
The topics of this workshop include (but not limited to):
•Construction and application of language databases
•Open science and data sharing in cross-linguistic contexts (with special reference to Chinese)
•Design and alignment of cross-linguistic databases: Opportunities and challenges
•Large Language Models (LLMs) and human language processing
•Interdisciplinary collaboration and methodological innovation
Agenda
Organizing Committee:
Chair: Qing Cai, East China Normal University
Co-chair: Ping Li, Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Co-chair: Suiping Wang, South China Normal University
Luan Li, Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Jing Wang, East China Normal University
Keynote Speakers
Marc Brysbaert Brian MacWhinney Li-Hai Tan
Ghent University Carnegie Mellon University Shenzhen Institute of Neuroscience
Ping Li Uri Hasson Yanchao Bi
Hong Kong Polytechnic University Princeton University Peking University
Speakers
Simon De Deyne Cynthia Siew Hong Li
The University of Melbourne National University of Singapore Beijing Normal University
Xu Xu Xingshan Li Qing Cai
Shanghai Jiao Tong University Institute of Psychology, East China Normal University
Chinese Academy of Sciences
Opening remarks and Moderators
Xiaolin Zhou, East China Normal University
Suiping Wang, South China Normal University
Zude Zhu, Jiangsu Normal University
Meeting Registration and Abstract Submissions
Registration Deadline: 30 April, 2025
Submissions Close: 25 April, 2025
Notification of Acceptance: 30 April, 2025
Cancellation Deadline for Full Refund: 10 May, 2025
The workshop invites submissions for posters. Registration for the workshop is also open to those who wish to attend but do not submit a presentation. To attend the workshop, you need to pay a registration fee. All fees are in RMB.
Student 800 RMB
Postdoc 800 RMB
Regular 1500 RMB
For international participants: Please email us <crossling@psy.ecnu.edu.cn> by April 30 for further registration instructions.
For domestic participants: You may pay the registration fee using any of the following payment methods. Please always include Crossling_您的姓名_您的单位in the payment remarks. After completing the payment, please enter your information at https://www.wjx.top/vm/h680hac.aspx# to receive your e-invoice (which will be sent to your email after May 10th).
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We welcome contributions from researchers working on any language(s) and encourage submissions that address methodological innovations, theoretical implications, and interdisciplinary applications in the following areas:
•Development and standardization of language databases
•Norming studies across languages and populations
•Open science and data sharing in cross-linguistic contexts
•Large Language Models (LLMs) and human language processing
Submission Guidelines
Submissions should include:
•Title
•Abstract (maximum 250 words)
•Author names and affiliations
Abstracts should clearly outline the research question, methods, key findings (if available). Submissions must be in English and formatted as a Word document.
Please submit your abstract via email ＜crossling@psy.ecnu.edu.cn＞ with the subject line: FirstAuthor_WorkshopSubmission.
Workshop Venue
The workshop will be held at East China Normal University, located at 3663 North Zhongshan Road, Shanghai, China
For inquiries, please contact : E-mail to crossling@psy.ecnu.edu.cn
Hotel Information
We recommend the attendees to make hotel reservations with the following hotels:
• East China Normal University International Exchange Service Center Hotel (on campus), 3663 North Zhongshan Road
3003新葡官方网站学术交流中心宾馆（逸夫楼，校内）,中山北路3663号
•the Orange Hotel (Shanghai Zhongshan Park East China Normal University Branch)
桔子酒店（上海中山公园华师大店），中山北路3856弄中环大厦3号
•the Vienna International Hotel (Jinshajiang Road Branch)
维也纳国际酒店（上海金沙江路长风公园店），怒江路299号1幢一楼
The East China Normal University International Exchange Service Center Hotel is offering a special room rate to attendees at ¥498 (standard room). The attendees may request for the room by emailing us at crossling@psy.ecnu.edu.cn with title YourName_Reservation (姓名_住宿预订). With limited room availability, we operate on a first-booked, first-served basis.
Transportation to East China Normal University (ECNU)
Shanghai has two major airports: Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) and Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA). The main airports/train stations and their approximate distances to ECNU (Zhongshan North Road Campus) are:
Shanghai Pudong International Airport: ~60 km (~60–90 minutes)
Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport: ~15 km (~30 minutes)
Shanghai Hongqiao Railway Station: ~15 km (~30 minutes by taxi or metro)
Shanghai Railway Station: ~8 km (~20 minutes)
Shanghai South Railway Station: ~10 km (~25 minutes)
Transit services near the conference venue: Shanghai Metro Lines 4, 12, and 13
For inquiries, please emailcrossling@psy.ecnu.edu.cn