International FrameNet Workshop 2025 (IFNW2025)

“The 6th International FrameNet Workshop 2025 (IFNW2025): Frames and Cognitively Grounded Language Resources in Linguistics and AI,” will be held on March 7th and 8th, 2025, on Hiyoshi Campus of Keio University in Yokohama, Japan. IFNW2025 aims to:

  • Discuss the role of cognitively grounded language resources in linguistics and AI applications; and

  • Connect the Global FrameNet community, Construction Grammarians, and AI researchers across the globe including Japan.

This workshop will be held as a NINJAL International Symposium and co-hosted by NINJAL and Keio University.

IFNW 2025 follows from five previous editions, one in 2023, held in Düsseldorf, Germany, one in 2020, held online, one in 2018, held in Miyazaki, Japan, one in 2016, held in Juiz de Fora, Brazil, and one in 2013, held in Berkeley, USA.

Online Registration is now open!

Click here to register for IFNW2025

 
 

Important dates

  • Abstract submission deadline EXTENDED to: Nov. 10th, 2024 (GMT-12)

  • Author notification: Dec. 1st, 2024

  • Camera-ready abstracts: Jan. 1st, 2025

  • Workshop registration: Until Mar. 8th, 2025

  • Workshop dates: Mar. 7–8th, 2025

Confirmed Invited Speakers

Marie-Claude L’Homme, Université de Montréal

Benjamin Lyngfelt, University of Gothenburg

Ryohei Sasano, Nagoya University

Tiago Timponi Torrent, Federal University of Juiz de Fora

Alexander Ziem, Heinrich Heine Universit University Düsseldorf

 

Venue

Symposium Space, Raiosha Building

Hiyoshi Campus, Keio University

Yokohama, Japan

Program

Friday, Mar. 7th 13:00-17:00

13:00-13:10 Opening

13:10-14:25 FrameNet/Constructicon Building

13:10-13:50 Invited Talk 1: Benjamin Lyngfelt "Connecting constructions: Network relations in the Swedish Constructicon" [Abstract]

13:50-13:55 Short Break

13:55-14:25 Nina Böbel "The German FrameNet-Constructicon meets Universal Dependencies" [Abstract]

14:25-14:45 Break

14:45-15:25 Invited Talk 2: Marie-Claude L’Homme "Domain-specific framenets: why it is a good idea and a few challenges" [Abstract]

15:25-15:30 Short Break

15:30-16:30 FrameNet Analysis

15:30-16:00 Amanda Pestana and Tiago Torrent "How Visual Elements in Manga Contribute to Meaning Construction of Onomatopoeias: A Multimodal FrameNet Analysis" [Abstract]

16:00-16:30 Masaru Kanetani "What and how do artifacts speak to us? A FrameNet analysis of object-to-human communication" [Abstract]

17:00- Reception

Saturday, Mar. 8th 9:30-17:00

9:30-12:05 FrameNet and AI (Part 1)

9:30-10:10 Invited Talk 3: Ryohei Sasano "Building Semantic Frame Resources Using Large Language Models" [Abstract]

10:10-10:15 Short Break

10:15-10:45 Fabian Barteld, Susanne Triesch-Herrmann, Alexander Ziem, and Oliver Czulo "Semi-automatic annotation of pragmatic frames using BERT" [Abstract]

10:45-11:05 Break

11:05-11:35 Anna Endresen, Valentina Zhukova, and Laura A. Janda "We asked ChatGPT about 2200 multi-word constructions and this is what we found" [Abstract]

11:35-12:05 Ran Iwamoto and Kyoko Ohara "How to Improve Generative AI with Frame Name Annotation in Prompts" [Abstract]

12:05-13:35 Lunch Break

13:45-16:30 FrameNet/Constructicon Building and FrameNet Analysis

13:45-14:25 Invited Talk 4: Alexander Ziem "Extending the German FrameNet: using frames for identifying frame families and functional similarity among constructions" [Abstract]

14:25-14:30 Short break

14:30-15:00 Kazuho Kambara and Hajime Nozawa "Frame Classification based on Nouns’ Participatability: A Case Study of Antonymic Verbs" [Abstract]

15:00-15:30 Daria Mordashova, Valentina Zhukova, and Anna Endresen "Comparing Russian comparatives to Berkeley FrameNet and Comparative Concepts" [Abstract]

15:30-15:50 Break

15:50-16:30 FrameNet and AI (Part 2)

15:50-16:30 Invited Talk 5: Tiago Timponi Torrent "FrameNet for Responsible, Explainable AI" [Abstract]

16:30-16:50 Round-table discussion

16:50-17:00 Closing

Practical Information

  • How to Travel from the Airport to Keio University’s Hiyoshi Campus

  • How to Ride Trains and Buses Cashless in Tokyo Metropolitan Area

  • Wi-Fi Connectivity

  • Cultural Information

How to Travel from the Airport to Keio University’s Hiyoshi Campus

To reach Hiyoshi Station, which is directly in front of Keio University Hiyoshi Campus, you can follow the two steps below.
Using an IC card such as Suica or PASMO will make your journey smoother by eliminating the need to buy separate bus or train tickets.

Step 1: Traveling from Haneda/Narita Airport to Yokohama Station
1. From Haneda Airport
A) By Keikyu Bus

  • Board the Keikyu Bus :

    • Haneda Airport Terminal 3 (International Terminal) → Stop No. 7

  • Get off at Yokohama Station (YCAT) or Yokohama Station Ticket Gate.

  • Fare: ¥650 (payable with an IC card such as Suica or PASMO).

  • No reservation required.

B) By Train (Keikyu Line)

  • Take the Keikyu Airport Line from Haneda Airport Terminal 3 Station.

  • Transfer at Keikyu Kamata Station to the Keikyu Main Line bound for Yokohama. (Transfers are sometimes unnecessary.)

  • Get off at Yokohama Station.

2. From Narita Airport
A) By Keikyu Bus

  • Board the Keikyu Bus at one of the following stops:

    • Narita Airport Terminal 1 → Stop No. 12

    • Narita Airport Terminal 2 → Stop No. 15

    • Narita Airport Terminal 3 → Stop No. 7

  • Get off at Yokohama Station (YCAT).

  • Fare: ¥4,000 (payable with an IC card such as Suica or PASMO).

  • No reservation required.

B) By Train
There are multiple train routes available to reach Yokohama Station from Narita Airport. For detailed options, refer to this guide:
How to Travel from Narita Airport to Yokohama

Step2: Traveling from Yokohama Station to Hiyoshi Station

  • Take the Tokyu Toyoko Line from Platform 2 at Yokohama Station: Be careful NOT to ride on “Limited Express Trains”! “Limited Express Trains” do NOT stop at Hiyoshi Station!

  • Get off at Hiyoshi Station (TY13).

  • Fare: ¥227.

Call for papers

In the 2025 edition of the International FrameNet Workshop, we aim to discuss the role of cognitively grounded language resources in linguistic and AI applications and connect the FrameNet community, Construction Grammarians, and AI researchers across the globe including Japan.

This workshop welcomes papers reporting on the following.

Cognitively grounded linguistic studies involving:

  • FrameNets and Global FrameNet

  • Constructions and Frames

Frame-based approach to areas/issues such as:

  • lexicography

  • constructicography

  • semantics-grammar interface

  • discourse/pragmatics

  • multilingual, contrastive and/or comparative language description

  • multimodal communication

  • digital resources and applications

  • translation and translation technology

Submission Guidelines

We especially encourage abstracts related to but not limited to the topics above. All papers must be original and not simultaneously submitted to another journal or conference.

Abstracts should be anonymous and written in English. They should not exceed 500 words on one page. The addition of one page including references, examples, and figures is allowed.

Abstracts are accepted for oral or poster sessions. One person can be involved in at most two abstracts (at most one as the sole author), regardless of the category (oral or poster).

Please submit your abstracts by November 10th, 2024, to EasyChair (https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=ifnw2025).

Organizing Committee

Yo Matsumoto
Linguistic theory and typology
National Institute of Japanese Language and Linguistics, Japan

Kyoko Ohara
Japanese FrameNet
Keio University, Japan

Yiting Chen
Quantitative Cognitive Linguistics
Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Japan