37.2107, Confs: Understudied Aspects of Usage-Based Construction Grammar Research (Hong Kong)

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Date: 17-Jun-2026
From: Jesus Olguin Martinez [olguin at hku.hk]
Subject: Understudied Aspects of Usage-Based Construction Grammar Research


Understudied Aspects of Usage-Based Construction Grammar Research

Date: 02-Mar-2027 - 03-Mar-2027
Location: Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Contact: Jesus Olguin Martinez
Contact Email: olguin at hku.hk
Meeting URL:
https://linguistics.hku.hk/understudied-aspects-of-usage-based-construction-grammar-research/

Linguistic Field(s): Cognitive Science; Language Documentation;
Syntax; Text/Corpus Linguistics; Typology

Submission Deadline: 25-Oct-2026

Convenor: Jesús Olguín-Martínez (University of Hong Kong)
Location: University of Hong Kong Linguistics Department
Date: 2-3-March-2027
Description. Different linguistic theories have established boundaries
among grammatical domains (Diessel 2019, 2023). In contrast,
Usage-Based Construction Grammar (Usage-Based CxG) advocates for an
integrated perspective of human language (Golberg 1995). Although
research within this linguistic framework has deepened our
understanding of language as an emergent system, several areas warrant
further investigation, such as:
1.      The bidirectional nature of taxonomic links, e.g., the
attraction that a verb lemma exerts on a construction and the
attraction that a construction exerts on a verb lemma (Diessel 2019:
43-62; Olguín Martínez & Gries 2025a);
2.      Constructionhood as a complex intersection of internal and
external properties, e.g., the interaction of lexicon with other
grammatical domains in language use, such as discourse-pragmatics and
conversation (Hoffmann et al. 2019; Olguín Martínez & Gries 2024,
2026a);
3.      Contact-induced constructional change, e.g., how structural
elements at various levels can be transferred from one language to
another through language contact (Boas & Höder 2018; Olguín Martínez &
Gries 2025b, 2026b);
4.      Constructions and atypical language development, e.g., the use
of constructionist approaches to investigate how autistic children
learn language (Goldberg & Abbot-Smith 2021);
5.      Constructions and language documentation, e.g., ways in which
constructionist approaches can refine our theoretical understanding of
the grammar of undescribed languages (Shirtz & Peterson 2025);
6.      Constructions and typology, e.g., Croft (2001:183) argues that
“constructions are language-specific, and there is an extraordinary
range of structural diversity in constructions encoding similar
functions across languages.” To what extent, can grammatical
constructions be used for cross-linguistic analysis (Boas 2010)?
The workshop will bring together original research that contributes to
our understanding of the aspects of Usage-Based CxG mentioned above.
The event will feature four keynote speakers:
 - Holger Diessel (University of Jena)
 - Adele Goldberg (Princeton University)
 - Stefan Th. Gries (University of California, Santa Barbara & JLU
Giessen)
 - Martin Haspelmath (Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary
Anthropology)
The conference will take place at the University of Hong King
Linguistics Department and it is planned as an in-person meeting with
oral presentations. There will be no conference fee.
Submissions should be anonymous and meet the following requirements:
- abstract length: max. 500 words (including examples and figures,
excluding references)
- format: PDF, 12-point font
- language: English
One individual may be involved in a maximum of two abstracts (of which
only one as sole author).
Please send abstracts to: olguin at hku.hk
Abstract submission deadline: 25 October 2026
Notification of acceptance: 25 November 2026
If you have any questions, you can contact us via olguin at hku.hk



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