Call for Papers:

Dear colleagues,

In preparation for the publication of a special issue in December 2025, the journal Lexique is launching a call for proposals for its issue n°37 entitled: "The prefabricated lexicon of interactions: from linguistic and tool-based descriptions to didactic application", edited by Alexis Ladreyt (Hokkaido University & LiDiLEM) and Carole Etienne (CNRS & ICAR, ENS de Lyon). We invite researchers specializing in language sciences, and more specifically in linguistics, didactics and/or language acquisition, to submit an article, which may be written in French or English.

This thematic issue will focus on the interface between the prefabricated lexicon and the development of pedagogical tools, not only for the language classroom, but also in different learning contexts (e.g. translator preparation, nursing staff training, migrant education, various professional environments, etc.) and in connection with the use of a wide variety of languages (all existing languages, even less represented languages). This issue will explore the design of pedagogical materiels designed for teaching the prefabricated lexicon (Sulkowska 2013, Gonzalez-Rey 2019), materials based on resources that are developed to describe what we call the prefabricated lexicon of interactions (henceforth PLI) on the basis of linguistic modelizations and empirical data.

The PLI constitutes a highly heterogeneous set of preconstructed elements frequently observed during face-to-face or mediated oral interaction, whether friendly, familial, professional or academic. The PLI covers a wide range of linguistic objects, from discourse markers (you see, you know, well, right), to ritual expressions (it's been a while!, see you later!) or interjections (fuck!, what!, please!, oh my god!), including expressions of affect (it’s driving me nuts!, are you kidding me ?), the routines of oral scientific discourse (Interestingly enough, we can notice that ...) or situational phrases (hang in there !, the writing is on the wall !, see phrases situationnelles, Klein and Lamiroy 2011).

This thematic issue will therefore be an opportunity to bring together international researchers working in this still uncharted field, whether in the context of in-depth linguistic studies with a didactic focus, or in the context of didactic studies based on a linguistic approach, which we hope will pave the way for future research emerging on both sides.

Timeline:

1. Submission of intent to publish: December 16-20, 2024
2. Article submission: February 15, 2025 (early submission possible)
3. Notification of acceptance to authors: May 1, 2025
4. Submission of final versions: September 1, 2025
5. Publication: December 2025

Article proposals should be sent to the following 3 addresses (without any exception):

· [email protected]
· [email protected]
· [email protected]

We invite interested researchers to consult the detailed call for proposals downloadable here :
=> https://drive.google.com/file/d/1n9o61mtu-pap0oYrAFtvA489C40UOCwk/view?usp=sharing

If needed, please contact the editors of this thematic issue if any questions remain unclear.

Yours sincerely,

Carole Etienne and Alexis Ladreyt