37.34, Confs: International Workshop on Grammaticalization and Syntactic Representations (Taiwan)

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Subject: 37.34, Confs: International Workshop on Grammaticalization and Syntactic Representations (Taiwan)

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Date: 29-Dec-2025
From: IWGSR Organizing Committee [sdld at gapp.nthu.edu.tw]
Subject: International Workshop on Grammaticalization and Syntactic Representations

International Workshop on Grammaticalization and Syntactic
Representations
Short Title: IWGSR
Theme: Grammaticalization and Syntactic Representations

Date: 16-Oct-2026 - 17-Oct-2026
Location: Hsinchu, Taiwan
Meeting URL: https://sites.google.com/gapp.nthu.edu.tw/iwgsr/home

Linguistic Field(s): General Linguistics; Historical Linguistics;
Syntax

Submission Deadline: 13-Mar-2026

Workshop Overview:
The International Workshop on Grammaticalization and Syntactic
Representations (IWGSR), organized by the Center for Sustainable
Development of Linguistic Diversity, will be held October 16 (Friday)
– 17 (Saturday), 2026, at National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu,
Taiwan. We welcome submission of presentations that explore the
dynamic field of grammaticalization and syntactic theory. The workshop
will feature two distinguished keynote speakers, namely, Anna Roussou
(University of Patras) and Martin Hilpert (University of Neuchâtel),
along with invited speaker Huei-Ling Lai (National Chengchi
University), who will address cutting-edge developments in this area.
We particularly encourage submissions that examine the interaction
between grammaticalization and syntactic representation, investigating
how diachronic processes inform syntactic and semantic analyses and
how formal/functional theoretical frameworks illuminate pathways of
grammatical evolution. This interaction operates on multiple
interconnected levels. From a formal perspective, grammaticalization
involves changes whereby lexical items develop grammatical functions
through reanalysis and structural shifts, creating new exponents of
functional heads (Roberts & Roussou 2003; Roussou 2020). This process
encompasses both semantic changes—including desemanticization
(semantic bleaching) alongside pragmatic expansion and
subjectification—and structural transformations affecting syntactic
representation (Hopper & Traugott 1993; Heine & Kuteva  2002).
Corpus-linguistic methods have proven particularly valuable for
investigating how constructions undergo collocational shifts and
productivity changes during grammaticalization, revealing systematic
patterns whereby grammatical material emerges from lexical sources
through gradual expansion and semantic development (Hilpert 2024). The
diachronic dimension reveals how grammatical material emerges from
lexical sources through phonological erosion, decategorialization, and
context expansion, leaving systematic traces in synchronic structures.
Conversely, syntactic representation captures how grammaticalized
elements occupy specific structural positions and project functional
categories. This bidirectional interaction creates a dynamic system
where historical development informs structural analysis and formal
structures illuminate pathways of grammatical change. Contributions on
related topics are also welcome, including argument structure changes,
categorial reanalysis,  semantic bleaching, and cross-linguistic
variation in grammaticalization patterns.
Abstract Requirements:
 - Length: Abstracts should not exceed 2 pages of A4 paper, including
all tables, figures, examples, and references.
 - Format: 12-point Times New Roman font, single-spaced with standard
A4 Word document default margins.
 - Anonymization: Abstracts must be fully anonymized with no author
identification in the text.
Submission Process:
 - Submit abstracts in PDF format to: sdld at gapp.nthu.edu.tw.
 - Submissions will undergo anonymous peer review.
 - Each author may submit a maximum of two abstracts (one
single-authored and one co-authored).
Presentation Formats:
20-minute oral presentations (in-person only) followed by 10-minute
discussions.
Important Dates
 - Abstract submission deadline: March 13, 2026
 - Notification of acceptance: May 29, 2026
 - Workshop registration deadline: September 15, 2026
 - Workshop dates: October 16 (Friday) – 17 (Saturday), 2026
Workshop Organizing Committee:
Henry Y. Chang (Chair, Academia Sinica)
Ying Cheng (National Tsing Hua University)
Henrison Hsieh (National Tsing Hua University)
Chun-ming Wu (Minnan Normal University)
Jui-chuan Yeh (National Tsing Hua University)
Contact Information:
For inquiries regarding abstract submission, registration, or general
workshop information:
Email: sdld at gapp.nthu.edu.tw (Liang-fan Chen)
Website: https://sites.google.com/gapp.nthu.edu.tw/iwgsr/home
References:
Heine, Bernd & Kuteva, Tania. 2002. World Lexicon of
Grammaticalization. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Hilpert, Martin. 2024. Corpus linguistics meets historical linguistics
and construction grammar: how far have we come, and where do we go
from here? Corpus Linguistics and Linguistic Theory 20(3), 481-504.
Hopper, Paul J. & Traugott, Elizabeth C. 1993. Grammaticalization.
Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Roberts, Ian & Roussou, Anna. 2003. Syntactic Change: A Minimalist
Approach to Grammaticalization.Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Roussou, Anna. 2020. Some (new) thoughts on grammaticalization:
Complementizers. In András Bárány, Theresa Biberauer, Jamie Douglas &
Sten Vikner (eds.), Syntactic Architecture and Its Consequences I:
Syntax Inside the Grammar, 91–111. Berlin: Language Science Press.

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