Publications
2025
The paradoxes of oracy education in secondary schools: A case study of Liverpool English
Lampropoulou, S., Gonzalez-Diaz, V., Flynn, K., & Parr, L. (2025). The paradoxes of oracy education in secondary schools: A case study of Liverpool English. FORUM, 67(1), 92-103. doi:10.3898/forum.2025.67.1.09
Using constructs of ‘good’ writing to develop ‘a voice of one’s own’ in the primary school classroom
Gonzalez-Diaz, V., Parr, E., & Nourie, K. (n.d.). Using constructs of ‘good’ writing to develop ‘a voice of one’s own’ in the primary school classroom. Literacy. doi:10.1111/lit.12397
2024
Conceptualisations of ‘good’ writing in the English primary school context
González-Díaz, V., Parr, E., & Nourie, K. (2024). Conceptualisations of ‘good’ writing in the English primary school context. Language and Education, 1-24. doi:10.1080/09500782.2024.2369268
2022
Gap-minding, gap-closing, gapworrying: addressing the gender gap in primary children's writing
Gonzalez-Diaz, V. (2022). Gap-minding, gap-closing, gapworrying: addressing the gender gap in primary children's writing.
2021
'A patient act of adjustment': Subjectivisation, adjectives and Jane Austen
Gonzalez-Diaz, V. (2021). 'A patient act of adjustment': Subjectivisation, adjectives and Jane Austen. LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE, 30(3), 276-298. doi:10.1177/09639470211023245
Intensificatory Tautology in the History of English: A Corpus-based Study
Gonzalez-Diaz, V. (2021). Intensificatory Tautology in the History of English: A Corpus-based Study. JOURNAL OF ENGLISH LINGUISTICS, 49(2), 182-207. doi:10.1177/0075424221999095
2019
'he liked to read, write, and whatch televishon'-The APU Writing and Reading Corpus (1979-1988)
Yanez-Bouza, N., & Gonzalez-Diaz, V. (2019). 'he liked to read, write, and whatch televishon'-The APU Writing and Reading Corpus (1979-1988). DIGITAL SCHOLARSHIP IN THE HUMANITIES, 34(2), 449-469. doi:10.1093/llc/fqy031
2018
Great big stories and tiny little changes: tautological<scp>size</scp>-adjective clusters in Present-day English
GONZÁLEZ-DÍAZ, V. (2018). Great big stories and tiny little changes: tautological<scp>size</scp>-adjective clusters in Present-day English. English Language and Linguistics, 22(3), 499-522. doi:10.1017/s1360674317000570
Adjective stacking in Early Modern English Some stylistic considerations
Gonzalez-Diaz, V. (2018). Adjective stacking in Early Modern English Some stylistic considerations. In NOUN PHRASE IN ENGLISH: PAST AND PRESENT (Vol. 246, pp. 47-75). doi:10.1075/la.246.03gon
Variation in the Productivity of Adjective Comparison in Present-Day English
Saily, T., Gonzalez-Diaz, V., & Suomela, J. (2018). Variation in the Productivity of Adjective Comparison in Present-Day English. In CORPUS APPROACHES TO CONTEMPORARY BRITISH SPEECH: SOCIOLINGUISTIC STUDIES OF THE SPOKEN BNC2014 (pp. 159-184). Retrieved from https://www.webofscience.com/
Tracing The Development Of An Old Old Story: Intensificatory Repetition In English
Gonzalez-Diaz, V. (2018). Tracing The Development Of An Old Old Story: Intensificatory Repetition In English. The transactions of the Philological Society, 116(1), 30-58. doi:10.1111/1467-968X.12114
2016
APU Corpus
Gonzalez-Diaz, V., & Yanez-Bouza, N. (n.d.). APU Corpus [Computer Software]. Retrieved from https://apucorpus.liverpool.ac.uk/index.php/auth/login
"Worth a moment's notice": Jane Austen and conversational parentheticals
Gonzalez-Diaz, V. (2016). "Worth a moment's notice": Jane Austen and conversational parentheticals. In Auer, A.; Gonzalez-Diaz, V.; Hodson, J and Sotirova, V (Ed.), Linguistics and Literary History: In honour of Sylvia Adamson (pp. 129-150). Amsterdam: John Benjamins.
Special Issue: Novel Approaches: The Language of Women's Fiction 1730-1850 INTRODUCTION
Davidson, C., & Gonzalez-Diaz, V. (2016). Special Issue: Novel Approaches: The Language of Women's Fiction 1730-1850 INTRODUCTION. WOMENS WRITING, 23(1), 1-8. doi:10.1080/09699082.2015.1104000
Novel Approaches: The Language of Women's Fiction 1730-1850
Davidson, C. (2016). Novel Approaches: The Language of Women's Fiction 1730-1850. Women´s Writing, 23(1).
2015
“Shall I compare thee”: The neural basis of literary awareness, and its benefits to cognition
O'Sullivan, N., Davis, P., Billington, J., Gonzalez-Diaz, V., & Corcoran, R. (2015). “Shall I compare thee”: The neural basis of literary awareness, and its benefits to cognition. Cortex, 73, 144-157. doi:10.1016/j.cortex.2015.08.014
2014
"I quite detest the man": Degree adverbs, female language and Jane Austen
Gonzalez-Diaz, V. (2014). "I quite detest the man": Degree adverbs, female language and Jane Austen. Language and Literature, 23(4), 310-330. doi:10.1177/0963947014534123
'Cultural Value: Assessing the intrinsic value of The Reader Organisation's Shared Reading Scheme'
Billington, J., Davis, P., Corcoran, R., Farrington, G., Lampropoulou, S., & Gonzalez-Diaz, V. (2014). 'Cultural Value: Assessing the intrinsic value of The Reader Organisation's Shared Reading Scheme'.
2010
Iconicity and Subjectivisation in the NP: the Case of Little
Gonzalez-Diaz, V. (2010). Iconicity and Subjectivisation in the NP: the Case of Little. In J. Conradie, & O. C. M. Fischer (Eds.), Signergy. Iconicity in language and literature 9. Amsterdam: John Benjamins.
2009
Little old problems: adjectives and subjectivity in the English NP
González‐Díaz, V. (2009). Little old problems: adjectives and subjectivity in the English NP. Transactions of the Philological Society, 107(3), 376-402. doi:10.1111/j.1467-968x.2009.01227.x
Introduction
Gonzalez-Diaz, V., & Adamson, S. (2009). Introduction. The Transactions of the Philological Society, Special Issue on The History and Structure of the English NP, 107(3), 255-261.
2008
On normative grammarians and the double marking of degree
González-Díaz, V. (2008). On normative grammarians and the double marking of degree. In Grammars, Grammarians and Grammar-Writing in Eighteenth-Century England (pp. 289-310). Mouton de Gruyter. doi:10.1515/9783110199185.4.289
Recent developments in English intensifiers: the case of<i>very much</i>
GONZÁLEZ-DÍAZ, V. (2008). Recent developments in English intensifiers: the case of<i>very much</i>. English Language and Linguistics, 12(2), 221-243. doi:10.1017/s1360674308002608
English Adjective Comparison: A Historical Perspective
Gonzalez-Diaz, V. (2008). English Adjective Comparison: A Historical Perspective. E. F. K. Koerner (Ed.), Amsterdam: John Benjamins.
2007
Worser and lesser in modern English
Gonzalez-Diaz, V. (2007). Worser and lesser in modern English. In J. Perez-Guerra, D. Gonzalez-Alvarez, & M. Gotti (Eds.), n/a (pp. 237-278). n/a: Peter Lang.
2006
The origin of English periphrastic comparatives
Díaz, V. G. (2006). The origin of English periphrastic comparatives. English Studies, 87(6), 707-739. doi:10.1080/00138380600768197
On The Nature and Distribution of English Double Periphrastic Comparison
Gonzalez-Diaz, V. (n.d.). On The Nature and Distribution of English Double Periphrastic Comparison. The Review of English Studies, 57(232), 623-664. doi:10.1093/res/hgl120
2005
Eighteenth-century prescriptivism in English: A re-evaluation of its effects on actual language usage
Auer, A., & González-Díaz, V. (2005). Eighteenth-century prescriptivism in English: A re-evaluation of its effects on actual language usage. Multilingua - Journal of Cross-Cultural and Interlanguage Communication, 24(4), 317-341. doi:10.1515/mult.2005.24.4.317
2004
Adjectival double periphrastic comparatives in early modern English: a socio-stylistic analysis
Gonzalez-Diaz, V. (2004). Adjectival double periphrastic comparatives in early modern English: a socio-stylistic analysis. Folia Linguistica Historica, 25(1-2), 177-210. Retrieved from http://gateway.proquest.com/
Review of: 'Determinants of grammatical variation in English'
Gonzalez-Diaz, V. (2004). Review of: 'Determinants of grammatical variation in English'. Unknown Journal, 360-373.