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VEAW G64
Bermudian English
A sociohistorical and linguistic profile
Nicole Eberle
May 2021. xv, 231 pp.
Bermudian English. A sociohistorical and linguistic profile focuses on a hitherto severely under-researched variety of English. The book traces the origins and development of Bermudian English, so as to situate the... read more
IHLL 33
East and West of The Pentacrest
Linguistic studies in honor of Paula Kempchinsky
Edited by Timothy Gupton and Elizabeth Gielau
May 2021. viii, 217 pp.
This book is a collection of contemporary essays and squibs exploring the mental representation of Spanish and other languages in the Romance family. Although largely formal in orientation, they incorporate experimental and... read more
FTL 11
Figurative Language – Intersubjectivity and Usage
Edited by Augusto Soares da Silva
May 2021. xii, 442 pp.
Intersubjectivity and usage play central roles in figurative language and are pivotal notions for a cognitively realistic research on figures of thought, speech, and communication. This volume brings together thirteen studies... read more
P&bns 321
How Emotions Are Made in Talk
Edited by Jessica S. Robles and Ann Weatherall
May 2021. xvii, 292 pp.
How Emotions Are Made in Talk brings together an exciting collection of cutting-edge interactional research examining emotions and affectivity as social actions. The international selection of scholars draw on... read more
BTL 156
Literary Translator Studies
Edited by Klaus Kaindl, Waltraud Kolb and Daniela Schlager
May 2021. vii, 313 pp.
This volume extends and deepens our understanding of Translator Studies by charting new territory in terms of theory, methods and concepts. The focus is on literary translators, their roles, identities, and personalities. The... read more
P&bns 322
The Manipulative Disguise of Truth
Tricks and threats of implicit communication
Viviana Masia
May 2021. xvi, 220 pp. + index
Becoming effective hunters of manipulative communicative moves is far from an easy capacity to develop. This book aims at offering a guide to the most dangerous traps of deceptive language as triggered by implicit communication... read more
Impact 49
Metroethnicity, Naming and Mocknolect
New horizons in Japanese sociolinguistics
John C. Maher
May 2021. xiii, 239 pp.
Language is a social space, an aesthetic, a form of play and communication, a geographical reference, a jouissance, a producer of numerous social and personal identities. This book takes up salient issues of sociolinguistics with... read more
DAPSAC 93
Politics, Ethnicity and the Postcolonial Nation
A critical analysis of political discourse in the Caribbean
Eleonora Esposito
May 2021. xvii, 207 pp.
This book explores the politics of ethnicity and nationalism in the Caribbean from a critical discourse-analytical perspective. Focusing on political communication in Trinidad and Tobago, it offers unique socio-political insights... read more
CoLL 58
Pre-Historical Language Contact in Peruvian Amazonia
A dynamic approach to Shawi (Kawapanan)
Luis Miguel Rojas-Berscia
May 2021. xvii, 261 pp.
South America was populated relatively recently, probably around 15,000 years ago. Yet, instead of finding a relatively small number of language families, we find some 118 genealogical units. So far, the historical processes that... read more
AHS 12
Spanish Socio-Historical Linguistics
Isolation and contact
Edited by Whitney Chappell and Bridget Drinka
May 2021. v, 235 pp.
This interdisciplinary volume explores the unique role of the sociohistorical factors of isolation and contact in motivating change in the varieties of Spanish worldwide. Recognizing the inherent intersectionality of social and... read more
BCT 115
Teaching, Learning and Scaffolding in CLIL Science Classrooms
Edited by Yuen Yi Lo and Angel M.Y. Lin
May 2021. v, 183 pp.
This edited volume presents a collection of empirical studies examining the teaching and learning processes in science classrooms in Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL) contexts. It is a timely contribution to the... read more