37.3542, Confs: Grammar and Text International Conference (Portugal)

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Subject: 37.3542, Confs: Grammar and Text International Conference (Portugal)

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Date: 26-Oct-2026
From: Ana Sofia Souto [grato at fcsh.unl.pt]
Subject: Grammar and Text International Conference


Grammar and Text International Conference
Short Title: GRATO 2027
Theme: Traditions, Tensions, Evolutions

Date: 01-Jul-2027 - 03-Jul-2027
Location: Lisboa, Portugal
Contact: Ana Sofia Souto
Contact Email: ana.sofia.souto at gmail.com
Meeting URL:
https://sites.google.com/fcsh.unl.pt/grato2027/p%C3%A1gina-inicial

Linguistic Field(s): Applied Linguistics; Discourse Analysis;
Pragmatics; Text/Corpus Linguistics
Subject Language(s): English (eng, stan1293)
                     French (fra, stan1290)
                     Portuguese (por, port1283)
                     Spanish (spa, stan1288)

Submission Deadline: 30-Nov-2026

Since 2009, and every two years, the International Conference on
Grammar & Text (GRATO) has established itself as a distinctive and
unifying event of the research carried out by the Grammar & Text Group
at the Centre for Linguistics of NOVA University Lisbon (CLUNL).
GRATO aims to deepen the study of the relationships between Grammar,
Text and Discourse, as a space for convergence, bringing together
contributions from linguists whose research is situated within
different theoretical and methodological frameworks, and prioritising
the discussion and analysis of topics in text and discourse
linguistics, morphology and semantics, from both synchronic and
diachronic perspectives.
At a time when this event is now firmly established and when various
societal challenges – including rapid technological transformation –
are challenging the way investigation is carried out in science, it is
essential to rethink the subjects, questions and methods of scientific
inquiry in linguistics. It is with this in mind that this edition of
GRATO is structured around four thematic areas,
guided by the following questions:
1. Tradition, tension and development in the study of grammar, text
and discourse:
 - Which theoretical and descriptive tradition(s) continue to guide
the study of Grammar, Text and Discourse, and how have they been
(re)formulated in the light of new research topics and problems?
 - What continuities, tension(s) and break(s) could be identified
between synchronic and diachronic perspectives in the study of
linguistic forms, constructions and uses?
 - How do processes of textualisation and textual and/or discursive
genres evolve in different historical, social, cultural and
technological contexts?
 - In what ways does the emergence of new corpora, media and language
practices challenge established categories and models?
2. Literacies, teaching and training: continuity and transformation
 - How can the interplay between grammar and text support the teaching
and learning of language(s) in different educational contexts?
 - Which literacies (reading, writing, digital, in artificial
intelligence or critical, amongst others) should be developed to
address current challenges in the way texts are produced, interpreted
and circulated?
 - How can teaching approaches centred on texts and text genres
contribute to the development of reading, writing, oral communication
and metalinguistic skills?
 - How are digital technologies and generative artificial intelligence
transforming the practices of teaching, learning, text production and
evaluation?
3. Analytical methodologies: legacies, interconnections and innovation
 - What methodological traditions have underpinned grammatical,
textual and discursive analysis, and how are they evolving in the face
of the diversity and complexity of contemporary objects of study?
 - What tensions and complementarities exist between qualitative,
quantitative and mixed approaches?
 - How could different theoretical frameworks, levels of analysis and
methodological procedures could be integrated without concealing the
specific features of the objects under study?
 - What epistemological, ethical and methodological challenges arise
from the use of artificial intelligence systems (generative and/or
predictive) in linguistic research?
4. Contemporary discursive practices: norm, tension and
reconfiguration
 - In what ways do discursive practices reproduce, shape or defy
norms, identities, power relationships and forms of inequality?
 - What tension arises between linguistic norms, variation, emerging
uses and proposals for gender-sensitive or inclusive language?
 - How is it evolving people and group representation and designation
in different social, institutional and media spheres?
 - How can the study of Grammar, Text and Discourse help us to
understand social phenomena such as polarisation, disinformation, hate
speech, discrimination and exclusion?
The GRATO conference will take place in-person and will include a
session for a limited number of online presentations. When allocating
these places, we will give priority to: students from outside Europe
and participants with mobility difficulties.


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