Reading For Relevance

Reading for Relevance is a weekly reading group run by PhD students Mat Smith and Joe Reynolds from the University of Brighton in which issues related to linguistics, cognitive science and, particularly, relevance theory are discussed. The group has been meeting weekly for over four years, and regular attendees come not only from universities within the UK, but also (so far) from China, Egypt, France, Greece, Ireland, Norway, Poland, Spain and Switzerland. Reading for Relevance is intended primarily for ECRs, but all are welcome to attend. Occasionally, we hold visiting speaker sessions. The group meets on Wednesdays between 13.30 and 15.00 here on Microsoft Teams.

If you cannot access the group via the above link, please don’t hesitate to contact the organisers Mat Smith (m.smith62@uni.brighton.ac.uk) or Joe Reynolds (J.Reynolds10@uni.brighton.ac.uk). They will add you to the list of Team members.

Next meeting: Wednesday 19th of February. 1:30-3pm.

Stussi, Dukes & Sander. The added value of affective processes for models of human cognition and learning.
AND 
Stussi and Sander . Computational Analysis, Appraised Concern-Relevance, and the Amygdala: The Algorithmic Value of Appraisal Processes in Emotion. 

Spring 2025 Schedule

19 February 2025Stussi, Dukes & Sander. The added value of affective processes for models of human cognition and learning.
AND 
Stussi and Sander . Computational Analysis, Appraised Concern-Relevance, and the Amygdala: The Algorithmic Value of Appraisal Processes in Emotion. 
12 February 2025Park and Clark (2022). A Relevance-focused production heuristic.
5 February 2025Nettle and Scott-Philips (2009). Is a non-evolutionary psychology possible?

Autumn 2024 Schedule

2 October 2024Sperber and Wilson (2024). Rethinking ostensive communication in an evolutionary, comparative, and developmental perspective
9 October 2024Levinson and Majid (2014). Differential Ineffability and the Senses
16 October 2024Wharton and Ifantidou (2024). Relevance theory and communication atypicalities
23 October 2024Schrimer et al. (2024). Non-verbal effecting – animal research sheds light on human emotion communication
30 October 2024Sperber (2000). Metarepresentations in an evolutionary perspective
6 November 2024Invited Speaker: Kirsti Sellevold.
13 November 2024TBC – if you would like to suggest a paper to discuss, please contact Mat and Joe.
20 November 2024Yus (2017). Incongruity-resolution cases in jokes.
27 November 2024Cram (2009). Language and music: The pragmatic turn.
4 December 2024TBC – if you would like to suggest a paper to discuss, please contact Mat and Joe.
11 December 2024Invited Speaker: Pauline Madella

Reading for Relevance Archive

Click on the year to browse through the details of previous Reading for Relevance Sessions

2023 – 2024

2022 – 2023

2021 – 2022