Relations between lexis and syntax: theoretical reflection and application in SSL

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.26378/rnlael1531469

Keywords:

Lexis, syntax, lexical-syntactic interface, language learning

Abstract

The guest editors present the thematic section Relations between lexis and syntax:  theoretical reflection and application in Spanish as second language, and explain the sequence of articles chosen to investigate the related issues.

Author Biographies

Maria Luisa Regueiro Rodriguez, Complutense University of Madrid

She holds a PhD from the Complutense University with a thesis on synonymy. Currently a tenured lecturer at the same University. Visiting professor at various universities around the world and prolific author of books and research articles. With three sexenios of certified research activity. Her research interests focus on lexis and grammar in contexts of teaching Spanish as a foreign language.

Federico Silvagni, Complutense University of Madrid

He holds a Phd in Cognitive Science and Language from the Autonomous University of Barcelona, a Master in Teaching Spanish as a Second Language from the Complutense University of Madrid and a degree in Translation and Interpreting from the University of Bologna. He works as a teacher at the Department of Spanish Language and Literary Theory of the Complutense University of Madrid and at the Complutense Centre of Spanish Language Teaching. His research covers both theoretical and applied Linguistics. His theoretical research mainly focuses on non-verbal predication, with a special emphasis on the derivation of event structure at the lexicon-syntax interface. In the domain of applied Linguistics, he works on language teaching methodology, with a special emphasis on the teaching of grammar.

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2021-12-15

How to Cite

Regueiro Rodriguez, M. L., & Silvagni, F. (2021). Relations between lexis and syntax: theoretical reflection and application in SSL. Nebrija Journal of Applied Linguistics to Language Teaching, 15(31), 10–16. https://doi.org/10.26378/rnlael1531469

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Vol. 15 No. 31 (2021): Issue 31

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Presentation by the invited editor

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