Creative Language Conference 18 September 2020
Creativity is a quality we have all had to develop as a response to the COVID-19 pandemic, so this year’s Creative Language Conference also called for some creative repurposing as an online event via Zoom. While there are certain aspects of a physical conference which cannot be replicated in...
It’s about aboutness: Semantics Conference, Karlsruhe, 09-12 September 2019
The semantics of the semantic web As a former linguistics student, I am always perturbed when people try to dismiss an argument by saying ‘it’s just semantics’ – as if the way in which humans make sense of the world through language is somehow of minor importance. The concept...
Taxonomy Boot Camp London 2018
This was my second Taxonomy Boot Camp London (TBCL), attending as a representative of NetIKX, one of the supporters of the event. I had been impressed by the quality of talks at last year’s Boot Camp and the standard this year equalled, if not exceeded, that of the previous event. It...