@inproceedings{winckel-etal-2026-linguistic,
    title = "A Linguistic Ontology for Constructicography: The Research Constructicon and its Ontology Modules",
    author = "Winckel, Elodie  and
      Uhrig, Peter  and
      Evert, Stephanie",
    editor = "McCrae, John P.  and
      Gkirtzou, Katerina  and
      Khan, Fahad  and
      Martin Chozas, Patricia  and
      Carvalho, Sara  and
      Canning, Erin",
    booktitle = "Proceedings of 10th Workshop on Linked Data in Linguistics ({LDL}-2026)",
    month = may,
    year = "2026",
    address = "Palma, Mallorca (Spain)",
    publisher = "ELRA Language Resources Association (ELRA)",
    url = "https://preview.aclanthology.org/paragraph-normalization/2026.ldl-1.10/",
    doi = "10.63317/2nov6en9xhep",
    pages = "87--96",
    abstract = "This paper introduces the Research Constructicon (RCxn), a project developed within the Research Training Group Dimensions of Constructional Space. The training group finances PhD projects in the framework of Construction Grammar (CxG), which views language as a network of form-meaning pairings. The RCxn is designed as a dynamic, community-driven resource that documents linguistic constructions while also capturing the research processes and findings associated with them. The project addresses three core dimensions: (1) the development of a modular ontology to represent constructions, their relationships, and the research surrounding them; (2) the implementation of database populated by researchers' contributions; and (3) the creation of a web application to visualize and interact with the data. This paper focuses on our work to implement a rich ontology for the RCxn, which has to accommodate diverse research needs, from cross-linguistic comparisons to multimodal analyses, while ensuring flexibility and interoperability. We detail the modular design of the ontology, its alignment with semantic web standards (RDF/OWL), and the integration of existing ontologies (e.g., OLiA, FOAF). The RCxn{'}s development is iterative, driven by feedback from our diverse group of PhD researchers."
}