{"id":11,"date":"2023-01-16T12:15:18","date_gmt":"2023-01-16T12:15:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.edgehill.ac.uk\/lxgr\/?page_id=11"},"modified":"2026-07-10T10:11:02","modified_gmt":"2026-07-10T09:11:02","slug":"lxgr","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.edgehill.ac.uk\/lxgr\/","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"718\" height=\"600\" src=\"http:\/\/sites.edgehill.ac.uk\/lxgr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/392\/2023\/01\/LxGr.Hands_.718x600-1.jpg\" alt=\"Linear drawing of two hands holding pencils drawing at the same time\" class=\"wp-image-191\" style=\"width:218px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.edgehill.ac.uk\/lxgr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/392\/2023\/01\/LxGr.Hands_.718x600-1.jpg 718w, https:\/\/sites.edgehill.ac.uk\/lxgr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/392\/2023\/01\/LxGr.Hands_.718x600-1-300x251.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 718px) 100vw, 718px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><strong>LxGr is an annual symposium taking place online in early July<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><strong>Organiser:\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/ehu.ac.uk\/gabrielatos\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Costas Gabrielatos<\/strong><\/a><strong>\u00a0(Edge Hill University)<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.edgehill.ac.uk\/lxgr\/archive\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>See here for details of previous LxGr symposia<\/strong><\/a><strong><\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The focus of LxGr is the interaction of lexis and grammar. It is influenced by Halliday\u2019s view of lexis and grammar as \u201ccomplementary perspectives\u201d (1991: 32), and his conception of the two as notional ends of a continuum (<em>lexicogrammar<\/em>), in that \u201cif you interrogate the system grammatically you will get grammar-like answers and if you interrogate it lexically you get lexis-like answers\u201d (1992: 64).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">LxGr primarily welcomes papers reporting on&nbsp;<strong>corpus-based research<\/strong>&nbsp;on any aspect of the&nbsp;<strong>interaction of lexis and grammar<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2014 particularly studies that interrogate the system lexicogrammatically to get lexicogrammatical answers. However,&nbsp;<strong>position papers<\/strong>&nbsp;discussing&nbsp;<strong>theoretical<\/strong>&nbsp;or&nbsp;<strong>methodological issues<\/strong>&nbsp;are also welcome, as long as they are relevant to both lexicogrammar and corpus linguistics. More specifically, studies can:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>focus more on the lexis or grammar end of the continuum, or adopt an integrative approach.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>discuss different interpretations of the nature of lexicogrammar.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>operate within any theoretical approach that takes into account the interaction of lexis and grammar (e.g. Construction Grammar, Lexical Grammar, Pattern Grammar, Systemic Functional Grammar, Valency Grammar).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>discuss empirical findings in need of theoretical interpretation.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>adopt a synchronic or diachronic approach.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>examine any language, or compare different languages.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>examine L1 and\/or L2 use.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>discuss the implications of the findings of corpus-based lexicogrammatical research for applied linguistics (e.g. lexicography, language learning, language processing, language teaching, language testing and assessment, translation, sociolinguistics, discourse studies, forensic linguistics).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>report on the development of relevant research resources, tools, or applications.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Abstracts are double-blind reviewed by members of the <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.edgehill.ac.uk\/lxgr\/committee\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Programme Committee<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Full papers<\/strong>&nbsp;are allocated a total of&nbsp;<strong>35 minutes<\/strong>&nbsp;(including 10 minutes for discussion).<br><strong>Work-in-progress reports<\/strong>&nbsp;are allocated a total of&nbsp;<strong>20 minutes<\/strong>&nbsp;(including 5 minutes for discussion).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>There are no parallel sessions.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Participation is free.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you would like to be added to the LxGr mailing list, or have any questions, contact <strong>lxgr@edgehill.ac.uk<\/strong>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>LxGr is an annual symposium taking place online in early July Organiser:\u00a0Costas Gabrielatos\u00a0(Edge Hill University) See here for details of previous LxGr symposia The focus of LxGr is the interaction of lexis and grammar. 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