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Time:<\/strong> March 4-6, 2015
\nVenue:<\/strong> Universit\u00e4t Leipzig <\/p>\n

The workshop was part of the Annual Conference of the German Linguistic Society (DGfS) in Leipzig, Germany, March 4-6, 2015 (DGfS Meeting 2015<\/a>)<\/p>\n

Organizers:<\/strong>
\nStefan Hinterwimmer, Petra B. Schumacher & Hanna Weiland-Breckle (K\u00f6ln)
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\nInvited speakers:<\/strong>
\nBarbara Dancygier, University of British Columbia
\nDale Barr, University of Glasgow<\/p>\n

Pragmatic theories assign an important role to speakers and their intentions and beliefs. The perspective conveyed by a particular utterance impacts the interpretation of speaker meaning and it may even change the truth-values of an utterance (cf. e.g., Travis 1997). Theory of mind, which accounts for the ability to attribute mental states to oneself or others, and the notion of common ground think of perspective in a less restricted way. In language processing, the ability of shared mental states has been investigated with adults, children and in language disorders like Asperger Syndrome. These studies provide a first indication of the impact of perspective. Additionally, there are subtle variations in perspective in different pronominal forms. In this regard, typological research reveals intriguing effects of perspective.
\nThe workshop will focus on the phenomenon of perspective-taking both from a processing and a theoretical view and address the following questions:<\/p>\n