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Names and Naming

Edited by Philipp Krämer, Eeva Sippola and Rachel Selbach

Special issue of Journal of Pidgin and Creole Languages 41:1 (2026) v, 172 pp.
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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, 173 pp.
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Investigating Children’s Irony Comprehension: Current trends, challenges, and perspectives

Edited by Julia Fuchs-Kreiß

Special issue of Pragmatics & Cognition 33:1 (2026) vi, 228 pp.
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New Journal

InContext

Studies in Translation and Interculturalism

Edited by Ho-Jeong Cheong

ISSN 2799-6190 | E‑ISSN 2799‑8592
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New Course book

Quantitative Methods in Multilingual Acquisition and Processing

Edited by Gabrielle Klassen and John W. Schwieter

The growing fields of language acquisition and processing have made great strides in understanding how individuals learn and use more than one language across various stages of life in diverse contexts. This is partly due to the methodological innovations that have been developed and refined in… read more
[Research Methods in Applied Linguistics, 16] 2026. xv, 314 pp.
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Creative Audiovisual Translation: Human emotion in translation in the age of AI

Edited by Frederic Chaume and Irene Ranzato

Special issue of Translation Spaces 15:1 (2026) v, 201 pp.
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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.
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Informal Second Language Learning

Edited by Maria Rosa Alonso Alonso and Ignacio M. Palacios Martínez

Special issue of ITL - International Journal of Applied Linguistics 177:1 (2026) v, 192 pp.
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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 logo open access
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Cultural Turns in Information Design II

Edited by Nina Hansopaheluwakan Edward and Juhri Selamet

Special issue of Information Design Journal 30:3 (2025) ii, 100 pp.
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Selected Papers from the 37th Annual Symposium on Arabic Linguistics

Edited by Reem Khamis and Mira Goral

Special issue of Arabic Linguistics 1:2 (2025) v, 135 pp.
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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
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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 logo open access
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Rethinking Multilingualism in Education: Inclusion, policy and practice for newcomers in Europe

Edited by Steven Delarue and Wendelien Vantieghem

Special issue of Nota Bene 3:1 (2026) v, 201 pp.
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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
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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
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Selected Papers from Constructionist Approaches to Language Pedagogy 4

Edited by Thorsten Piske and Thomas Herbst

Special issue of Pedagogical Linguistics 7:1 (2026) v, 219 pp.
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Syntax of Uralic Languages: Selected papers from SOUL5
Selected papers from SOUL 5

Edited by Beáta Wagner-Nagy, Anders Holmberg and Balázs Surányi

Special issue of Journal of Uralic Linguistics 5:1 (2026) v, 131 pp.
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New Special Issue

Translating Knowledge in, by and for Indigenous Communities: Practices of epistemic defiance

Edited by Christina Korak, Edson Krenak and Rafael Y. Schögler

Special issue of Translation in Society 5:1 (2026) v, 158 pp.
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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.
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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 logo open access
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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.
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August 2026

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 logo open access
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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.
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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 logo open access
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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.
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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.
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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 logo open access
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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June 2026

Exploring Dialogue

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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.
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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.
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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.
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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 logo open access
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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.
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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.
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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 logo open access
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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.
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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.
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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.
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April 2026

Practising Stylistics: Essays in Honour of Paul Simpson

Edited by Clara Neary, Simon Statham and Peter Stockwell

Practising Stylistics marks the career of Professor Paul Simpson, a leading figure in the discipline of stylistics, and one who embodies the practical and rigorous linguistic analysis of literary works and social discourse. A prominent figure in the Poetics and Linguistics Association (PALA) since… read more
[Linguistic Approaches to Literature, 45] 2026. xv, 281 pp.
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March 2026

Quantitative Methods in Multilingual Acquisition and Processing

Edited by Gabrielle Klassen and John W. Schwieter

The growing fields of language acquisition and processing have made great strides in understanding how individuals learn and use more than one language across various stages of life in diverse contexts. This is partly due to the methodological innovations that have been developed and refined in… read more
[Research Methods in Applied Linguistics, 16] 2026. xv, 314 pp.
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March 2026

Silent Instruments: Syntax, semantics, and acquisition of the instrumental role in Italian

Alice Suozzi

This book offers the first systematic investigation of the instrumental role across syntax, semantics, and language acquisition. Focusing primarily on Italian within a comparative perspective, the book addresses a long-standing puzzle: why Instruments can be syntactically omitted even when they… read more
[Linguistik Aktuell/Linguistics Today, 293] 2026. xiv, 217 pp.
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March 2026

Register and Discourse through the Lens of Corpus Linguistics

Edited by Nuria Yáñez-Bouza, Dolores González-Álvarez and Esperanza Rama-Martínez

Register and Discourse through the Lens of Corpus Linguistics offers a rigorous and engaging exploration of two of the field’s most dynamic areas. Drawing on key frameworks – including Construction Grammar, Corpus-Assisted Discourse Studies, Speech Act Theory, and Local Grammar – the volume… read more
[Studies in Corpus Linguistics, 127] 2026. vi, 327 pp.
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March 2026

The New Arabic Lexicon and its Words: Root-based and templatic morphosyntax

Abdelkader Fassi Fehri

Root syntax, with roots as primitive lexical units, is an influential theme in building the lexicon in linguistic theory, typically in Distributed Morphology, and the generative model of minimal computation. Implementing important fragments of the Arabic lexicon, the book presents a comprehensive… read more
[Language Faculty and Beyond, 21] 2026. xi, 285 pp.
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March 2026

Adverbs and Particles at the Form-Meaning Interface

Edited by Marco Coniglio, Kalle Müller and Markus Steinbach

Adverbs and Particles at the Form-Meaning Interface offers a comprehensive investigation of two word classes that play a crucial role at the interfaces and have posed challenges for linguistic theory. Drawing on a broad typological range, including Germanic, Romance, Basque, and Heritage Greek,… read more
[Linguistik Aktuell/Linguistics Today, 292] 2026. vi, 384 pp.
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March 2026

The Loss of Primordial Language and the Future of National Languages

Edited by Irene Capdevila and Francesc Feliu

The modern world, to the extent that it disassociates us from the secular traditional world, from the “primordial” jobs and words that support the cultural particularity forged over the centuries, weakens the borders between languages. Neologisms bring languages closer together irreversibly, and… read more
[IVITRA Research in Linguistics and Literature, 47] 2026. vi, 264 pp.
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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.
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InContext

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Aspects in Corpus Linguistics

General Editor: Ute Römer-Barron

ISSN 3117-7646 | E‑ISSN 3117‑7654
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