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John Benjamins Publishing Company is an independent academic publisher of journals, books and online resources focused on linguistics and the language sciences. We publish about 90 journals and between 80–100 new book titles per year.

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New Special Issue

Analyzing Institutionalized Interactions Through Discourse Analysis and Argumentation Theory

Edited by Corina Andone and Menno H. Reijven

Special issue of Journal of Argumentation in Context 15:2 (2026) v, 108 pp.

New Special Issue

How to Ask (Im)politely: Letters from Europe, the Mediterranean and the Middle East from the ninth to the nineteenth century

Edited by Gijsbert Rutten and Petra M. Sijpesteijn

Special issue of Journal of Historical Pragmatics 27:1 (2026) v, 138 pp.

New Special Issue

Evolving Approaches to Cognitive Interpreting Studies

Edited by Christopher D. Mellinger and Elisabet Tiselius

Special issue of InContext 6:1 (2026) vi, 193 pp.

New Special Issue

Strengthening Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Language Learning

Edited by Robyn Ober, Carly Steele and Alistair Harvey

Special issue of Australian Review of Applied Linguistics 49:2 (2026) v, 166 pp.

New Journal

InContext

Studies in Translation and Interculturalism

Edited by Ho-Jeong Cheong

ISSN 2799-6190 | E‑ISSN 2799‑8592

New Book series

Aspects in Applied Linguistics

Edited by Rosa M. Manchón

ISSN 3118-0574

New Reference work

Handbook of Pragmatics: 29th Annual Installment

Edited by Frank Brisard, Sigurd D’hondt, Mieke Vandenbroucke and Jana Declercq

This encyclopaedia of one of the major fields of language studies is a continuously updated source of state-of-the-art information for anyone interested in language use. The IPrA Handbook of Pragmatics provides easy access – for scholars with widely divergent backgrounds but with convergent… read more

[Handbook of Pragmatics, 29] 2026. xiii, 168 pp. + index

New Reference work

Nordic Literature: A comparative history
: Volume II: Figural nodes

Edited by Steven P. Sondrup, Mark B. Sandberg, Nathaniel Kramer, Christopher Oscarson, Linda Haverty Rugg and Karin Sanders

Nordic Literature: A comparative history is a two-volume comparative analysis of the literature of the Nordic region. Bringing together the literature of Finland, continental Scandinavia (Sweden, Norway, Denmark, and Sápmi), and the insular region (Iceland, Greenland, and the Faroe Islands), each… read more

[Comparative History of Literatures in European Languages, XXXVIII] 2026. xix, 914 pp. + index | open access

New Special Issue

Constructions Disloquées: Descriptions, modélisations, approches contrastives

Edited by Alexander Guryev, Florence Lefeuvre and Nathalie Rossi-Gensane

Special issue of Lingvisticæ Investigationes 49:1 (2026) v, 196 pp.

New Text book

Basic Concepts and Models for Interpreter and Translator Training: Third edition

Daniel Gile

In the 1980s, Daniel Gile thought of the potential benefit for translation and interpreting students of simple conceptual building blocks that could help them make sense of their classroom experience and of their instructors’ advice, especially as regards recurring challenges. The first edition of… read more

[Benjamins Translation Library, 173] 2026. xxv, 370 pp. + index

New Special Issue

Interactional Problems and Their Resolutions in Natural Discourse in Languages in Taiwan

Edited by Miao-Hsia Chang

Special issue of Chinese Language and Discourse 17:2 (2026) v, 172 pp.

New Course book

Research Synthesis Methodologies in Applied Linguistics

Edited by Sin Wang Chong

This edited volume offers a critical examination of research synthesis in Applied Linguistics at a time when such work is increasingly influential and increasingly misunderstood. The volume brings together reflective accounts of conducting and editing different types of research syntheses. Instead… read more

[Research Methods in Applied Linguistics, 17] 2026. xix, 382 pp. | open access

New Text book

Historical Dutch for Reading Knowledge: Grammar guide and reading strategies

Frans R.E. Blom, Bryan Averbuch and Wijnie de Groot

Historical Dutch for Reading Knowledge aims to help students and scholars in any field, from history and anthropology to environmental studies and art history, learn how to read historical Dutch sources. Authored by scholars of historical Dutch with expertise in the culture and history of both the… read more

[Not in series, 245] 2026. x, 313 pp. + index

New Special Issue

Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Sustainability (DEIS) in Language Education

Edited by Subhan Zein

Special issue of AILA Review 39:2 (2026) vi, 227 pp.

Open Access

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Latest books

September 2026

Theoretical Issues in Second Language Research: Challenges and new directions

Edited by Junya Fukuta, John Matthews and Shigenori Wakabayashi

This edited volume offers a systematic and critical examination of how theories in second language acquisition have been formulated, justified, and sustained, with particular attention to their status as explanatory accounts. Rather than introducing theories in isolation, the chapters revisit… read more

[Studies in Bilingualism, 69] 2026. xiii, 232 pp.

September 2026

From Carving Runestones to Digitizing Skaldic Poetry: Studies in Germanic philology and historical linguistics. In memory of Kari Ellen Gade

Edited by David Bolter, Erin Noelliste, Christopher D. Sapp and Lane Sorensen

This volume collects papers that bring Germanic philology into the 21st century. The collection is distinguished by a multitude of approaches ranging from critical editing to theoretical linguistics. It covers a wide variety of subfields, including: Old Norse poetry, Runic inscriptions, onomastics,… read more

[Studies in Germanic Linguistics, 11] 2026. vi, 368 pp.

September 2026

Borderscapes: The de/construction of borders as an everyday practice in contemporary Italy

Stefania Tufi

The book expands and transforms multidisciplinary scholarship on the border by exposing the normative power of border making and introducing novel perspectives on borders as fluid and changeable spaces of potentiality. Building on work uncovering processes of border de/construction, the monograph… read more

[IMPACT: Studies in Language, Culture and Society, 58] 2026. xviii, 230 pp. | open access

September 2026

Geopolitics and Activism in Children’s and Young Adult Literature

Edited by Giuliana Fenech and Justyna Deszcz-Tryhubczak

This volume explores how literature for young readers shapes and is informed by the geopolitical realities of our world. Bringing together perspectives from across the globe, the volume shows how children’s and YA texts foster young people’s agency by engaging with national identity, conflict,… read more

[Children’s Literature, Culture, and Cognition, 18] 2026. ix, 225 pp. | open access

September 2026

Dialogues of the Clinic: Encounters across medicine and beyond

Edited by Mariaelena Bartesaghi and Shelby Forbes

Dialogues of the Clinic: Encounters across medicine and beyond is a unique anthology that centers dialogue as practice and challenge of medical encounters, taking up Mishler's famous provocation of a dichotomy between the voice of the lifeworld and the voice of medicine, or an awareness of the… read more

[Dialogue Studies, 36] 2026. ix, 259 pp.

September 2026

Translation Studies between Disciplines and Practices

Edited by Luc van Doorslaer and Yves Gambier

This volume explores how Translation Studies is shifting from interdisciplinarity toward the blurring of disciplinary boundaries. It collects 20 co-authored chapters looking at Translation Studies from the perspectives of other disciplines and practices. Moving beyond earlier models of exchange… read more

[Benjamins Translation Library, 174] 2026. xiv, 402 pp.

September 2026

Transcultural Influences in Soviet and Post-Soviet Animation

Edited by Sabina Amanbayeva, Olga Blackledge and Elena Goodwin

The edited volume Transcultural Influences in Soviet and Post-Soviet Animation provides an innovative perspective on animation from the region as a transcultural phenomenon that was influenced by a complex interplay of international and internal processes. Covering the 1930s to the 2010s, it… read more

[Children’s Literature, Culture, and Cognition, 19] 2026. xiii, 292 pp.

September 2026

Basilio Brollo’s Dictionarium sinico-latinum (Chinese-Latin dictionary): A critical edition of the manuscript Rinuccini 22 (Biblioteca Medicea Laurenziana)

Gabriele Tola

This publication is the first and long-awaited critical edition of the Dictionarium sinico-latinum (Chinese-Latin dictionary) by the Franciscan missionary Basilio Brollo (1648–1704; Chinese name, Ye Zunxiao 葉尊孝). This publication thoroughly researches for the first time a lexicographical milestone,… read more

[Studies in the History of the Language Sciences, 134] 2026. xxviii, 1029 pp. | open access

August 2026

The Sounds of New Orleans: A sociophonetic study

Dana Serditova

The Sounds of New Orleans is the first book-length sociophonetic study of New Orleans English, one of the most distinctive yet understudied urban varieties of American English. Based on 114 sociolinguistic interviews, the book examines three salient Southern features — /l/-vocalization, the PIN~PEN… read more

[Varieties of English Around the World, G74] 2026. xvi, 224 pp.

August 2026

The Moving Canon(s) of Slavic Children’s Literature

Edited by Mateusz Świetlicki, Dorota Michułka and Zofia Zasacka

This volume brings together contributions from leading scholars of children’s literature and culture, who apply various theoretical perspectives to capture transcultural and interdisciplinary links between global and local canons. The chapters are divided into three thematic clusters: School… read more

[Children’s Literature, Culture, and Cognition, 20] 2026. xxii, 265 pp. | open access

August 2026

English in Kuwait: Development, status and usage

Mohammad A.N. Alenezi

This volume presents the first in-depth exploration of Kuwait within the framework of World Englishes. It examines the historical trajectory of English language contact, the contemporary spread of the language, and public attitudes toward its use in the country. Central to the study is the… read more

[Varieties of English Around the World, G73] 2026. xvi, 231 pp.

August 2026

Research Synthesis Methodologies in Applied Linguistics

Edited by Sin Wang Chong

[Research Methods in Applied Linguistics, 17] 2026. xix, 382 pp. | open access

August 2026

Virtual Reality in Inclusive Language Learning: Enhancing vocabulary acquisition for dyslexic university students

Giulia Staggini

This monograph offers a timely and original contribution to applied linguistics by bringing into dialogue second language acquisition, inclusive language learning, and immersive technologies. The volume addresses a persistent gap in current research by focusing on specific language needs and… read more

[AILA Applied Linguistics Series, 23] 2026. xv, 333 pp.

July 2026

Turn-Taking in Second Language Acquisition: The role of prosody in turn-end prediction

Emilia Nottbeck

This volume investigates to what extent second language learners of English anticipate the end of a speaker’s turn during turn-taking and what role prosodic cues play in this process. Drawing on two reaction-time experiments that partially replicate earlier turn-taking studies, it compares native… read more

[Processability Approaches to Language Acquisition Research & Teaching, 10] 2026. xx, 244 pp.

July 2026

Translating at Work: Paraprofessional translation in organizations

Edited by Kaisa Koskinen

In the daily life of multilingual and multinational organizations, knowledge, ideas and practices are constantly crossing borders and boundaries. To make this movement happen, employees of many fields beyond professional translation participate in translating across languages, organizational and… read more

[Benjamins Translation Library, 171] 2026. vi, 361 pp. | open access

July 2026

Principles of New Science: Dialogue in the stream of life

Edda Weigand

This book looks beyond the limit of certainty which has long been taken as a defining characteristic of science. Beyond certainty lies complexity. How can complexity be addressed in the framework of science? What can science of complexity mean? The first and basic principle is that we recognize… read more

[Dialogue Studies, 35] 2026. xiii, 175 pp. | open access

July 2026

Patterns of Context: Modelling cultural and contextual influence in utterance interpretation

Edited by Elke Diedrichsen and Frank Liedtke

Human language in its performances is not to be considered without taking into account the environment in which it takes place, i.e. its physical, social, or cultural setting. A description of the regularity or pattern driven character of this relationship is, however, still a desideratum for… read more

[Pragmatics & Beyond New Series, 356] 2026. vi, 302 pp.

July 2026

Formulaic Humor and Humorous Formulae in Fictional Telecinematic Dialogue

Monika Kirner-Ludwig

This monograph presents the first book-length study to focus on formulaic humor and humorous formulae , situated at the crossroads of Pragmatics, Phraseology, and Conversational Humor Studies. Based upon a self-compiled corpus of 34 television series (4,214 episodes; 19.4 million words), it adopts… read more

[Topics in Humor Research, 13] 2026. xxxi, 321 pp.

June 2026

Grammar through the Lens of Corpus Linguistics

Edited by Javier Pérez-Guerra, Yolanda Fernández-Pena and Ana Elina Martínez-Insua

This book brings together cutting-edge research on grammatical variation and change in English, showcasing the state of the art in contemporary corpus linguistics. The studies apply corpus-based and variationist methods to a wide range of grammatical categories (nominal, adjectival, verbal,… read more

[Studies in Corpus Linguistics, 128] 2026. vi, 283 pp.

June 2026

Contrasting English and Polish Emotion Clusters

Barbara Lewandowska-Tomaszczyk and Paul A. Wilson

Understanding how emotions are clustered and labelled across languages offers fascinating insights into cultural differences and universals. This book delves into this very topic, analysing similarities and contrasts between Polish and English grouping and categorising emotions.The book combines a… read more

[Human Cognitive Processing, 80] 2026. xxii, 382 pp.

June 2026

Consciousness: New perspectives, artificial consciousness, and the scientific progress of psychology

Sam S. Rakover

The book discusses consciousness and several theories that attempt to explain the phenomenon. So far, no one has been able to explain how the brain creates consciousness, mainly because no way has been discovered to measure it. The book’s main innovations are as follows:(1) A coherent treatment of… read more

[Advances in Consciousness Research, 96] 2026. xviii, 192 pp.

June 2026

Exploring Dialogue
:
Selected essays on argumentation by Erik C. W. Krabbe with contributions by Jan Albert van Laar

Edited by Erik C.W. Krabbe and Jan Albert van Laar

Exploring Dialogue is a collection of essays on argumentation, authored or coauthored by Erik C.W. Krabbe, which take a philosopher's or even a logician's point of view. For this collection, Krabbe selected twenty of what, in his opinion, were his best philosophical essays about argumentation. Four… read more

[Argumentation in Context, 23] 2026. x, 407 pp.

June 2026

Acquisition of Korean: The state of the art

Edited by Soonja Choi

In chapters encompassing phonology, reading and writing, the lexicon, morphology, syntax, and semantics, Acquisition of Korean: The state of the art offers a comprehensive overview of research in each area, along with cutting-edge original studies. Designed to document, support, and inspire… read more

[Trends in Language Acquisition Research, 36] 2026. vii, 510 pp.

June 2026

Interpreting in Armed Conflict: Lessons from the field

Lucía Ruiz Rosendo

Interpreting in Armed Conflict: Lessons from the field offers a comprehensive analysis of interpreting across diverse conflict settings, including humanitarian missions, military operations, war journalism, human rights missions, and international fact-finding missions. Adopting a cross-contextual… read more

[Benjamins Translation Library, 170] 2026. ix, 269 pp.

May 2026

Usage-based Perspectives on Language and Language Acquisition: In honour of Heike Behrens

Edited by Karin Madlener-Charpentier, Marjolijn H. Verspoor, Mirjam Weder and Annelies Häcki Buhofer

Over the last three decades, usage-based (UB) approaches have developed into a leading paradigm in research on language, language use, and (first and second) language acquisition. This volume shows how current UB approaches—embracing diverse perspectives, disciplines, and methodologies—place… read more

[Trends in Language Acquisition Research, 35] 2026. xx, 343 pp. | open access

May 2026

Topicality and the Shaping of Grammar: New perspectives from lesser-studied languages

Edited by Enrique L. Palancar, Claudine Chamoreau and Anaïd Donabédian

This volume places topicality at the very heart of grammatical explanation, drawing on richly annotated discourse corpora from lesser-studied languages across the Americas and beyond. Through nine original studies, it demonstrates how aspects of discourse relevance (rather than just abstract… read more

[Typological Studies in Language, 137] 2026. vii, 343 pp.

May 2026

Task-Based Approaches to Teaching Additional Languages in Primary School

Veronika Timpe-Laughlin and Yuko Goto Butler

How can primary school children develop real communicative ability in an additional language? How can teachers move beyond isolated vocabulary and grammar practice toward meaningful language use that aligns with children’s cognitive, social, and developmental needs? This volume provides the first… read more

[Task-Based Language Teaching, 19] 2026. xv, 208 pp.

May 2026

The Documentarist Turn: From observable linguistic behaviour to typological generalizations

Edited by Sonja Riesberg, Uta Reinöhl and Birgit Hellwig

The documentarist turn, i.e., the growing impact of documentary concepts and practices within general linguistics, has increased awareness of the empirical foundations of our discipline, accompanied by an appreciation of the value of observable linguistic behaviour. Today, there exist… read more

[Studies in Language Companion Series, 240] 2026. xii, 909 pp. | open access

May 2026

Lexical Variation and Knowledge Construction across Historical, Methodological, and Cultural Ecologies

Edited by Rossella Latorraca, Rita Calabrese, Jacqueline Aiello and Dirk Geeraerts

Lexical Variation and Knowledge Construction across Historical, Methodological, and Cultural Ecologies provides a comprehensive examination of the intricate interplay between language and knowledge, viewing words not as mere vessels but as dynamic agents that sculpt our understanding of the world.… read more

[Terminology and Lexicography Research and Practice, 25] 2026. vi, 333 pp.

April 2026

New Frontiers and Connections in Second Language Acquisition: Selected Proceedings of the 17th Generative Approaches to Second Language Acquisition (GASLA-17) Conference

Edited by Tania Ionin and Silvina Montrul

This volume contains a representative sample of studies presented at the 17th meeting of the Generative Approaches to Second Language Acquisition conference (GASLA-17). The chapters explore new frontiers, and make connections between second language acquisition, bilingualism, psycholinguistic… read more

[Language Acquisition and Language Disorders, 71] 2026. vi, 389 pp.

April 2026

Discourses of War and Peace: 21st century perspectives

Edited by Cornelia Ilie

The goal of this volume is to explore and make sense of the overall scope, implications and consequences of shifting discourses of war, peace and neutrality across time and space, in relation to conflict-ridden geopolitical environments characterized by power struggles, political polarizations,… read more

[Pragmatics & Beyond New Series, 355] 2026. vi, 323 pp.

January 2026

Thinking and Speaking About Time: A cognitive linguistic approach

Edited by Rita Brdar Szabó and Mario Brdar

The last two decades have seen a series of publications focused on time. So, why another book? It now appears that a kairos moment has arrived to reconsider from a more holistic point of view the manifold ways in which we think about time and talk about it. The book is divided into four major… read more

[Human Cognitive Processing, 81] 2026. viii, 477 pp.

New Journal

InContext

Studies in Translation and Interculturalism

Edited by Ho-Jeong Cheong

ISSN 2799-6190 | E‑ISSN 2799‑8592

New Series

Aspects in Translation Studies

General Editor: Roberto A. Valdeón

ISSN 3118-0604

Aspects in Applied Linguistics

Edited by Rosa M. Manchón

ISSN 3118-0574

Aspects in Corpus Linguistics

General Editor: Ute Römer-Barron

ISSN 3117-7646

Aspects in Pragmatics

Edited by Miriam A. Locher

ISSN 3118-0264

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Highlighted publications

Analyzing Institutionalized Interactions Through Discourse Analysis and Argumentation Theory

Edited by Corina Andone and Menno H. Reijven

How to Ask (Im)politely: Letters from Europe, the Mediterranean and the Middle East from the ninth to the nineteenth century

Edited by Gijsbert Rutten and Petra M. Sijpesteijn

Evolving Approaches to Cognitive Interpreting Studies

Edited by Christopher D. Mellinger and Elisabet Tiselius

Strengthening Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Language Learning

Edited by Robyn Ober, Carly Steele and Alistair Harvey

InContext

Studies in Translation and Interculturalism

Edited by Ho-Jeong Cheong

Aspects in Applied Linguistics

Edited by Rosa M. Manchón

Handbook of Pragmatics: 29th Annual Installment

Edited by Frank Brisard, Sigurd D’hondt, Mieke Vandenbroucke and Jana Declercq

Nordic Literature: A comparative history: Volume II: Figural nodes

Edited by Steven P. Sondrup, Mark B. Sandberg, Nathaniel Kramer, Christopher Oscarson, Linda Haverty Rugg and Karin Sanders

Constructions Disloquées: Descriptions, modélisations, approches contrastives

Edited by Alexander Guryev, Florence Lefeuvre and Nathalie Rossi-Gensane

Basic Concepts and Models for Interpreter and Translator Training: Third edition

Daniel Gile

Interactional Problems and Their Resolutions in Natural Discourse in Languages in Taiwan

Edited by Miao-Hsia Chang

Research Synthesis Methodologies in Applied Linguistics

Edited by Sin Wang Chong

Historical Dutch for Reading Knowledge: Grammar guide and reading strategies

Frans R.E. Blom, Bryan Averbuch and Wijnie de Groot

Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Sustainability (DEIS) in Language Education

Edited by Subhan Zein

Open Access

Latest books

Theoretical Issues in Second Language Research: Challenges and new directions

Edited by Junya Fukuta, John Matthews and Shigenori Wakabayashi

From Carving Runestones to Digitizing Skaldic Poetry: Studies in Germanic philology and historical linguistics. In memory of Kari Ellen Gade

Edited by David Bolter, Erin Noelliste, Christopher D. Sapp and Lane Sorensen

Borderscapes: The de/construction of borders as an everyday practice in contemporary Italy

Stefania Tufi

Geopolitics and Activism in Children’s and Young Adult Literature

Edited by Giuliana Fenech and Justyna Deszcz-Tryhubczak

Dialogues of the Clinic: Encounters across medicine and beyond

Edited by Mariaelena Bartesaghi and Shelby Forbes

Translation Studies between Disciplines and Practices

Edited by Luc van Doorslaer and Yves Gambier

Transcultural Influences in Soviet and Post-Soviet Animation

Edited by Sabina Amanbayeva, Olga Blackledge and Elena Goodwin

Basilio Brollo’s Dictionarium sinico-latinum (Chinese-Latin dictionary): A critical edition of the manuscript Rinuccini 22 (Biblioteca Medicea Laurenziana)

Gabriele Tola

The Sounds of New Orleans: A sociophonetic study

Dana Serditova

The Moving Canon(s) of Slavic Children’s Literature

Edited by Mateusz Świetlicki, Dorota Michułka and Zofia Zasacka

English in Kuwait: Development, status and usage

Mohammad A.N. Alenezi

Research Synthesis Methodologies in Applied Linguistics

Edited by Sin Wang Chong

Virtual Reality in Inclusive Language Learning: Enhancing vocabulary acquisition for dyslexic university students

Giulia Staggini

Turn-Taking in Second Language Acquisition: The role of prosody in turn-end prediction

Emilia Nottbeck

Translating at Work: Paraprofessional translation in organizations

Edited by Kaisa Koskinen

Principles of New Science: Dialogue in the stream of life

Edda Weigand

Patterns of Context: Modelling cultural and contextual influence in utterance interpretation

Edited by Elke Diedrichsen and Frank Liedtke

Formulaic Humor and Humorous Formulae in Fictional Telecinematic Dialogue

Monika Kirner-Ludwig

Grammar through the Lens of Corpus Linguistics

Edited by Javier Pérez-Guerra, Yolanda Fernández-Pena and Ana Elina Martínez-Insua

Contrasting English and Polish Emotion Clusters

Barbara Lewandowska-Tomaszczyk and Paul A. Wilson

Consciousness: New perspectives, artificial consciousness, and the scientific progress of psychology

Sam S. Rakover

Exploring Dialogue: Selected essays on argumentation by Erik C. W. Krabbe with contributions by Jan Albert van Laar

Nordic Literature: A comparative history
: Volume II: Figural nodes

Exploring Dialogue
:
Selected essays on argumentation by Erik C. W. Krabbe with contributions by Jan Albert van Laar