In light of the various open questions regarding experimental linguistic practice, the purpose of this conference is to bring together experimental researchers working in different strands and different linguistic sub-disciplines or related areas in order to gather and critically discuss open issues. Thus, each individual contribution presents certain intricate practical aspects and corresponding pragmatic solutions, or methodological reflections and impulses on linguistic experimentation. With this, we want to contribute to a critical evaluation of current standards as well as to the development of new standards and guidelines in the field.
Here is a non-exhaustive list of questions that could be addressed at this conference:

general relevance

- Is experimental data indeed a necessary precondition for empirically adequate theoretical analyses?

formal methods

- What do we consider the most promising formal methods for a given experimental sub-discipline and what are fruitful combinations of those methods?
- Is there a need for developing novel methods?

factorial design

- How complex can we make our factorial designs in investigations of complex phenomena, while still guaranteeing a working analysis?

sentence material

- What are the most reliable approaches to item construction?
- Can we establish concrete standards for control items?
- Are there new in-depth studies on the nature and functions of filler items in different formal methods?

procedure

- What are the limits and benefits of instructions?
- How complex can we phrase instructions, while still ensuring a constant compliance throughout the experiment session?
- What are the standards concerning a web-based collection of data?
- Are there advances in the controllability of online studies?

analysis

- What is the ideal way of analyzing data gathered with different formal methods?
- What are the current standards in the pre-processing of data in different formal methods?
- Power analysis: can we have too many participants?