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P&bns 310
Understanding Conversational Joking
A cognitive-pragmatic study based on Russian interactions
Nadine Thielemann
June 2020. x, 287 pp.
This book examines the diverse forms of conversational humor with the help of examples drawn from casual interactions among Russian speakers. It argues that neither an exclusively discourse-analytic perspective on the phenomenon... read more
SILV 24
Intermediate Language Varieties
Koinai and regional standards in Europe
Edited by Massimo Cerruti and Stavroula Tsiplakou
June 2020. vi, 258 pp.
The papers in this volume address the interplay of factors underlying the formation of intermediate varieties in the ‘dialect-standard’ landscape of present-day Europe. Research is presented on varieties of several different... read more
BTL 151
Interpreting in Legal and Healthcare Settings
Perspectives on research and training
Edited by Eva N.S. Ng and Ineke H.M. Crezee
June 2020. vii, 351 pp.
The importance of quality interpreting in legal and healthcare settings can never be stressed enough, when any mistake – no matter how small – can compromise the delivery of justice or put someone’s health at risk. This book... read more
SCL 94
In Search of Basic Units of Spoken Language
A corpus-driven approach
Edited by Shlomo Izre'el, Heliana Mello, Alessandro Panunzi and Tommaso Raso
June 2020. xi, 440 pp.
What is the best way to analyze spontaneous spoken language? In their search for the basic units of spoken language the authors of this volume opt for a corpus-driven approach. They share a strong conviction that prosodic... read more
IHLL 27
Current Theoretical and Applied Perspectives on Hispanic and Lusophone Linguistics
Edited by Diego Pascual y Cabo and Idoia Elola
June 2020. vi, 344 pp.
Current Theoretical and Applied Perspectives on Hispanic and Lusophone Linguistics is a 15-chapter compilation written by both established and emerging scholars representing a wide array of theoretical,... read more
SiN 27
Discursive Navigation of Employable Identities in the Narratives of Former Refugees
Emily Greenbank
June 2020. x, 228 pp.
Incorporating both interview and workplace data, this book examines the discursive and social challenges that former refugees encounter as they navigate successes and failures in the New Zealand labour market. Over five chapters... read more
BTL 152
Translation and Affect
Essays on sticky affects and translational affective labour
Kaisa Koskinen
June 2020. xii, 201 pp.
In an age of AI and automated translation, the affective remains a decisively human condition. Translation and Affect is a collection of essays that investigate the role of affects and emotions across the spectrum of... read more
BCT 107
(Im)politeness and Moral Order in Online Interactions
Edited by Chaoqun Xie
June 2020. v, 177 pp.
(Im)politeness and Moral Order in Online Interactions presents a timely response to the ‘moral turn’ in (im)politeness studies. This volume, presented by a roster of prominent figures in the field, documents and... read more
LL< 54
Complex Dynamic Systems Theory and L2 Writing Development
Edited by Gary G. Fogal and Marjolijn H. Verspoor
June 2020. xvii, 304 pp.
This volume integrates complex dynamic systems theory (CDST) and L2 writing scholarship through a collection of in-depth studies and commentary across a range of writing constructs, learning contexts, and second and foreign... read more
THR 9
Playing with Mental Models
Humour in the BBC comedy series The Office
Henri de Jongste
June 2020. xv, 301 pp.
In this book, the author uses a mental-model theory of communication to investigate the acclaimed British situation comedy The Office. The approach taken is multi-disciplinary, and focuses on questions as:What are mental models... read more
SEC 2
Shakespeare and Crisis
One hundred years of Italian narratives
Edited by Silvia Bigliazzi
June 2020. x, 292 pp.
Shakespeare and Crisis: One hundred years of Italian narratives explores how Shakespeare intervened in the Italian socio-political and cultural scene between his third and fourth centenaries, at times which were... read more
TiLAR 26
The Acquisition of Differential Object Marking
Edited by Alexandru Mardale and Silvina Montrul
June 2020. vi, 369 pp.
Differential Object marking (DOM), a linguistic phenomenon in which a direct object is morphologically marked for semantic and pragmatic reasons, has attracted the attention of several subfields of linguistics in the past few... read more
DAPSAC 88
Speaking for the Nation
Intellectuals and nation-building in the post-Yugoslav space
Federico Giulio Sicurella
June 2020. xi, 236 pp.
The book explores the nexus of intellectual activity and nation-building from a critical discourse-analytical perspective. By examining how public intellectuals from Serbia, Croatia, and Bosnia and Herzegovina commented on key... read more
Impact 47
Talking about Food
The social and the global in eating communities
Edited by Sofia Rüdiger and Susanne Mühleisen
June 2020. vi, 284 pp.
All humans eat and all humans speak – activities which in social life often, but not always, co-occur: We talk while eating and drinking with others, but food is also a prominent literal and metaphorical discursive topic which... read more